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Innovative Medicines To Fight Coronavirus

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Covid-19 has got the entire world in its grips. The coronavirus infectious disease emerged suddenly in December last year and has spread rapidly beyond imagination. It’s a panic situation all around and the governments are trying their best to tackle the public health emergency. Social distancing is being practiced around the world with strict measures like closing down of educational institutions and public areas to complete lockdown in highly infected regions. Medical quarantining, curtailed social contact through distancing and isolation, travel restrictions and other emergency measures will only help contain and delay the spread of this highly contagious disease. The real need of the hour is  innovative pharmaceutical solutions . Indeed, even as Covid-19 spirals into a pandemic situation, there is no known cure in sight yet. Meanwhile, the WHO is already warning people against using ibuprofen and other anti-inflammatory drugs as they can worsen the effects of the virus.

The Why And What of Innovative Pharmaceutical Solutions

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The driving force of the pharmaceutical industry is to improve patient lives by way of  unique medical solutions . They formulate a range of drugs that can tackle various infections, illnesses, diseases and even life-threatening conditions. There are medications to not only reduce pain and ease afflictions, but also to keep many maladies at bay. In fact, pharmaceutical innovation has accounted for 73% of the total increase in life expectancy between 2000 and 2009 across 30 developing and high-income countries. Yet, there is a lot more work underway. Many diseases still need effective remedies even as new ailments keep cropping up on the radar. That’s not all either. The existing pills and potions also need an overhaul as they are riddled with varied inconveniences and adverse side effects. This calls for major scientific innovation after taking the patients’ needs and doctors’ opinions into account. This kind of collaboration is what will point the needle at what is really mis