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The government has recently launched 2-DG as an anti -Covid-19 therapeutic application of the drug 2-Deoxy-D-glucose. Patients treated with 2-DG have shown negative RT-PCR in COVID-19 patients.
The drug can be administered only upon prescription and under the supervision of a qualified physician to 'hospitalised moderate to severe Covid-19 patients' as an adjunct therapy to the existing standard of care, Dr Reddy's said.
The 2-DG drug comes in powder form in the sachet, which is taken orally by dissolving it in water. It accumulates in the virus-infected cells and prevents virus growth by stopping viral synthesis and