New Treatment For Covid?

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   Has anyone else heard of this?  I'd be interested to hear what y'all think.  Chuck?
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Critically ill COVID-19 patients make quick recovery with treatment RLF-100
By ReutersAugust 2, 2020 | 5:33pm | Updated
Critically ill COVID-19 patients make quick recovery with treatment RLF-100

TEL AVIV — Critically ill COVID-19 patients recovered rapidly from respiratory failure after three days of treatment with RLF-100, a therapy granted fast-track designation in the United States, two drug companies said Sunday.

Geneva-based Relief Therapeutics Holdings AG RFLB.S has a patent for RLF-100, or aviptadil, a synthetic form of a natural peptide that protects the lung. US-Israeli NeuroRx Inc. partnered with Relief to develop the drug in the United States.

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In June the US Food and Drug Administration granted fast-track designation to RLF-100 for treatment of respiratory distress in COVID-19.

While a Phase 2/3 clinical trial with 70 patients is ongoing, RLF-100 is being administered on an emergency basis to some patients who are too ill to be admitted to the trial.

The first report of rapid recovery under emergency use was posted by doctors from Houston Methodist Hospital, the companies said in a joint statement.

It said a 54-year-old man who developed COVID-19 while being treated for rejection of a double lung transplant came off a ventilator within four days of treatment with RLF-100.

Similar results were subsequently seen in more than 15 patients treated under emergency use, the companies said.

The two companies also said independent researchers in a biocontainment laboratory in Brazil reported that aviptadil blocked replication of the SARS coronavirus in human lung cells and immune cells.

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ViQueen24 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Adviser Group Joined: May 14 2013 Location: Verona, PA Status: Offline Points: 12270	Post Options Post Reply Quote ViQueen24 Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: New Treatment For Covid? Posted: August 03 2020 at 10:21am
	Has anyone else heard of this? I'd be interested to hear what y'all think. Chuck? https://nypost.com/2020/08/02/relief-neurorx-rlf-100-helps-critical-covid-19-patients/ NEWS Critically ill COVID-19 patients make quick recovery with treatment RLF-100 By ReutersAugust 2, 2020 \| 5:33pm \| Updated Critically ill COVID-19 patients make quick recovery with treatment RLF-100 TEL AVIV — Critically ill COVID-19 patients recovered rapidly from respiratory failure after three days of treatment with RLF-100, a therapy granted fast-track designation in the United States, two drug companies said Sunday. Geneva-based Relief Therapeutics Holdings AG RFLB.S has a patent for RLF-100, or aviptadil, a synthetic form of a natural peptide that protects the lung. US-Israeli NeuroRx Inc. partnered with Relief to develop the drug in the United States. Enlarge ImageA scientist looks through a microscope Shutterstock In June the US Food and Drug Administration granted fast-track designation to RLF-100 for treatment of respiratory distress in COVID-19. While a Phase 2/3 clinical trial with 70 patients is ongoing, RLF-100 is being administered on an emergency basis to some patients who are too ill to be admitted to the trial. The first report of rapid recovery under emergency use was posted by doctors from Houston Methodist Hospital, the companies said in a joint statement. It said a 54-year-old man who developed COVID-19 while being treated for rejection of a double lung transplant came off a ventilator within four days of treatment with RLF-100. Similar results were subsequently seen in more than 15 patients treated under emergency use, the companies said. The two companies also said independent researchers in a biocontainment laboratory in Brazil reported that aviptadil blocked replication of the SARS coronavirus in human lung cells and immune cells. FILED UNDER CORONAVIRUS , DRUGS , MEDICINE , 8/2/20 SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email Copy READ NEXT Trump demands death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber SPONSORED

KiminNM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Joined: January 22 2020 Location: NM Status: Offline Points: 6605	Post Options Post Reply Quote KiminNM Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 04 2020 at 8:36am
	I shared this on Facebook yesterday. While it's officially approved for erectile dysfunction, a friend of mine posted that she has been taking it for brain and lung inflammation due to extreme mold exposure. She said that's a common off-label use by functional medicine doctors. She also noted that they were told it was going to be unavailable as of the end of last year (12/31/19), and were told to stock up on it before then. Then 'something changed', and it's now available for her to get again. "I have used this (called VIP) for a few years for chronic inflammation It is good for the lungs as well as helped a lot with brain inflammation. In fact I'm starting a new course this week. Expensive as hell but maybe if produced more the price will come down? Or not... sigh. It also degrades quickly in the form I use (nasal spray) so they send a powder that you put into saline solution. " "I think it was more due to being used so much by functional medicine drs for uses that it hadn't been approved for? But I'm not sure. Not because of any problems from that usage. It's been used extensively for those people who have had mold exposures that lead to chronic systemic inflammation. Nasal sprays as that puts it closest to the brain which is inflamed by mold. Also has helped a lot with lung inflammation & problems, one reason I'll do a month of it again. "