Tue, 21-Oct-2025

EU agency clears arthritis drug for severe Covid cases

THE HAGUE, Dec 6, 2021 (AFP) – The European Union’s drug regulator on Monday cleared the arthritis treatment tocilizumab for use in patients hospitalised with severe Covid-19, saying it reduced the risk of death. The anti-inflammatory drug made by Swiss pharma giant Roche should be used with steroids for critically ill patients, the European Medicines Agency … Read more