Tag: tocilizumab

Tocilizumab in critical COVID-19

Monoclonal antibodies against interleukin 6 are being investigated and used in COVID-19. These drugs have been found to reduce mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Tocilizumab is a known immunomodulatory drug commonly used in rheumatoid arthritis. Its purpose in covid had been looked at in this trial.