However, experts say that the heparin ampoule does not prevent the coronavirus but prevents the danger of infection.
What is heparin and is it for Covid-19?
Heparin is used to treat and prevent blood clots. It can also be used to save and treat blood clots in the lungs and legs (atrial fibrillation) and other diseases with symptoms of blood clots.
Appearing in 2019, the Covid-19 virus has spread around the world and inflamed millions of other people. Thousands of other people have died from the respiratory virus, while large numbers of others have recovered.
The pandemic continues to threaten human lives as medical experts have not found a suitable anti-Covid-19 drug.
Several social media users have brought many of the foods and certain medications as Covid treatment.
Rumors: heparin is less expensive and effective against Covid-19
The “Online Economy” page published an article titled “Heparin, a reasonable drug opposed to Covid-19”.
He wrote that according to the findings of new research; an affordable drug can reduce damage to the lungs of coronavirus patients safely and safely.
The online page read: “According to the findings of researchers from the Australian National University and King’s College London, patients’ breathing and oxygen levels improve by 70% after heparin inhalation treatment. “
The article also adds: “Heparin is an exclusive drug in terms of antiviral, anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant effects that are similar to the Covid-19 remedy. “
News firm IRNA also published an article titled “Heparin Nasal Spray Fights Coronavirus Infection. “
New studies by researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia show that heparin-based nasal spray, an anticoagulant, can prevent infection and the spread of the virus.
Meanwhile, another online page called “Independent Farsi” published an article titled “Cheap Drug Limiting Lung Damage Caused by Coronavirus. “anticoagulant properties”.
According to the findings of new studies, the cheap drug can safely and effectively restrict lung damage in Covid patients.
According to this study, heparin, which is a reasonable and widely available drug, can be used in the treatment of Covid-19 without any risk and strengthens the characteristics of treatment for patients with severe infections.
During the initial Covid-19 outbreak, heparin sales increased and its value doubled
SaboorAfzali, one of the pharmacists from Kabul’s Hotal-i-Parwan community (the largest drug sales center), said that after the spread of the virus, the ampoule of heparin used for blood clots increased and its value doubled.
He said: “When the coronavirus first spread, the price of a soft bulb of heparin was 380 to 400 afs. Currently, it does not have those inevitable sales and its price has decreased.
Health experts: heparin does eliminate Covid-19
Dr. Hashmatullah Faizi, a senior official at the Afghan-Japan Covid-19 Hospital in Kabul, told Pajhwok that the heparin-based drug is used for Covid patients and prevents the formation of blood clots.
He added that one of the harmful natures of the coronavirus is that it caused blood clotting and an increased risk of central attack and that this drug decreased the risks.
“I can say that this drug cannot prevent coronavirus, but if the dose of the drug is increased, it can cause bleeding control, which is not an easy task. ”
He suggested that others abide by fitness rules issued by the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Public Health.
Meanwhile, MoPH spokesman Dr. Sharafat Zaman showed Dr. Faizi’s opinion and said that heparin is used for Covid patients to decrease the risk.
He also pleaded with other people not to use heparin without a doctor’s recommendation and asked other people to take the virus seriously and adhere to the guidelines.
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