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Knowing Drug Interactions, Can It Really Cause Death in Covid-19 Patients?

TRIBUNWOW.COM – So far there is no type of drug that has been proven effective in treating patients Covid-19.

Even so, some types of drugs are still given to patients Covid-19, especially those with severe symptoms.

Following this, a statement from Dr. Lois Owien went viral which said that many Covid-19 patients died in hospitals due to interactions between the drugs they consumed.

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“Interaction between drugs. If you open the data at the hospital, it gives more than six kinds of drugs,” said Dr. Lois in the event.

So, is it by taking a lot of medicine, is there? drug interactions which will be harmful to the patient, including the patient Covid-19?

This has been straightened out by Professor of the Faculty of Pharmacy UGM, Prof. Dr. Zullies Ikawati, Apt, when confirmed by Kompas.com, Sunday (11/7/2021).

“Not all drug interactions it’s always a disadvantage, but it can also be beneficial,” said Prof Zullies.

What is that drug interactions?

A drug interaction is the effect of a drug on the effect of another drug, when these drugs are used together in a patient, said Prof. Zullies.

However, interactions caused by taking multiple drugs are not always harmful.

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