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Multiple sclerosis drug may help treat COVID-19 and lead to faster recovery

  • Written by Nial Wheate, Associate Professor | Program Director, Undergraduate Pharmacy, University of Sydney
Multiple sclerosis drug may help treat COVID-19 and lead to faster recoveryVadim Zakharishchev/Shutterstock

What do multiple sclerosis (MS) and the novel coronavirus have in common? Until this week, not much, but a recent clinical trial has shown a reformulation of a drug used to treat MS can potentially also be used to help patients infected with COVID-19.

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