With the war in Ukraine on the verge of entering its second month, Roche (SIX:RO, ROG; OTCQX:RHHBY) has announced that it will donate additional medications and diagnostics to the country. The company had announced its plans to aid the country in early March, which included 150,000 packs of the antibiotic Rocephin, an antibiotic WHO lists as…
Antibiotic azithromycin shows no benefit in severe COVID-19 trial
Commonly used to treat bacterial infections ranging from pink eye to pneumonia, the antibiotic azithromycin emerged as an early candidate for treating bacterial co-infections tied to SARS-CoV-2. But a recent clinical trial of the common antibiotic found that the drug is not an effective therapy for hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The U.K.-based RECOVERY trial had previously…