Combination Therapy with Remdisivir and Tocilizumab for COVID-19: Lessons for Futures Studies

2020 
: The outbreak of (SARS-CoV-2) originated in Wuhan, China, and pneumonia induced by this virus is named coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). By March 29, 2020, 737000 people were infected and 35000 died worldwide. To date, no effective medication is recommended to treat SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the drugs introduced are still in the clinical trial phase. Tocilizumab and Remdisivir are possible drugs to treat and improve the symptoms of the patients. We prescribed a combination of Remdisivir and Tocilizumab to treat three critical patients with Covid-19, and presented the results in this article. After the duration of treatment with this combination, one case was improved and discharged, but, unfortunately, two cases expired.
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