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Dexamethasone administered to Chong Wei by specialist clinic, says Khairy
PUTRAJAYA: The banned substance dexamethasone was not administered to Datuk Lee Chong Wei by doctors at the National Sports Institute (ISN) but a specialist sports clinic in Kuala Lumpur as part of stem cell treatment for an injury, said Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
The facts on Dexamethasone
PETALING JAYA: The drug Dexamethasone is listed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as one of the most important medications needed in a basic health system. However, it is a banned substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (Wada) list of prohibited substances.
Warning not to take product with dexamethasone
SINGAPORE: A Singapore health authority has warned the public not to consume a traditional medicine labelled Air Ikan Haruan as it contains an undeclared potent medicinal substance.
Khairy: Drug not administered by ISN
PUTRAJAYA: The banned substance dexamethasone was not administered to Datuk Lee Chong Wei by doctors at the National Sports Institute (ISN) but from a specialist sports clinic as part of a stem cell treatment for his injury.
Don't simply consume dexamethasone, advises medical group
PETALING JAYA: Medical Mythbusters Malaysia (M3) advises the public not to simply purchase and consume dexamethasone, after studies revealed that the steroid could reduce death rates by around a third among the most severely ill Covid-19 patients.
Health DG: Dexamethasone should only be used on severe Covid-19 patients
PETALING JAYA: Dexamethasone should only be used on severe Covid-19 patients, says Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Cordyceps capsules caused Chong Wei’s suspension, says Khairy
PUTRAJAYA: Cordyceps capsules containing dexamethasone was the main factor that caused the eight-month suspension of Datuk Lee Chong Wei.
Taiwan provisionally approves dexamethasone as coronavirus treatment
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan provisionally approved the use of dexamethasone, a cheap and widely-used steroid, to treat the new coronavirus, as the island faces a shortfall of the antiviral drug remdesivir after the United States bought nearly all global supplies.
Dexamethasone more effective in treating Covid-19, says Health DG
PETALING JAYA: Dexamethasone, which is used for pneumonia patients, is more effective in treating Covid-19 than remdesivir and the HIV/AIDS drugs lopinavir or ritonavir, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Substance has properties to aid rehabilitation
KUALA LUMPUR: Dexamethasone. That is the banned substance that a national athlete is alleged to have been tested positive for.
