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Budesonide Is Commonly Used To Treat Asthma . Because It

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Posted on Thu, 13 Aug 2020
Question: Budesonide is commonly used to treat asthma.
Because it helps alleviate inflammation in the body, doctors also use budesonide for other reasons, including managing symptoms of Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis. But, according to XXXXXXX ER physician Dr. XXXXXXX Bartlett, budesonide is helping his COVID patients recover extremely quickly and without the side effects commonly seen with other heavier-duty steroid medications.
Is the Clinic looking into this?
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Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (6 hours later)
Brief Answer:
His claims are certainly an overstatement and exaggeration

Detailed Answer:
HI and thanks so much for this query.

Dr. XXXXXXX Bartlett statement lacks scientific backing. While there is evolving evidence that steroids (which Budesonide is a member of this group) help with COVID-19 as suggested by the RECOVERY trial, there is nothing as a silver bullet at this time for managing COVID-19.

He has barely used this in a dozen of patients without any sound scientific approach for reasonable evaluation and inferences. He should rather put forth his observation in a research question to allow for further evaluation using sound scientific methods before rushing to such conclusions.

For now, we take his statements with a pinch of salt. Hopefully, he follows through with further research to further inform the scientific, medical, and patient communities in the real place of Budesonide in managing COVID.

I hope these guides and helps.
I wish you well.
Feel free to follow up with me as you please.
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Budesonide Is Commonly Used To Treat Asthma . Because It

Brief Answer: His claims are certainly an overstatement and exaggeration Detailed Answer: HI and thanks so much for this query. Dr. XXXXXXX Bartlett statement lacks scientific backing. While there is evolving evidence that steroids (which Budesonide is a member of this group) help with COVID-19 as suggested by the RECOVERY trial, there is nothing as a silver bullet at this time for managing COVID-19. He has barely used this in a dozen of patients without any sound scientific approach for reasonable evaluation and inferences. He should rather put forth his observation in a research question to allow for further evaluation using sound scientific methods before rushing to such conclusions. For now, we take his statements with a pinch of salt. Hopefully, he follows through with further research to further inform the scientific, medical, and patient communities in the real place of Budesonide in managing COVID. I hope these guides and helps. I wish you well. Feel free to follow up with me as you please.