Assessment of Effectiveness of Various Medicines and Other Supportive Measures used in the Management of Covid-19 Positive Patients: A Telemedicine-based Study

Abstract

Objective- This study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of medicines used and other supportive as well as preventive measures followed by covid-19 positive patients with mild illness under home isolation and thus providing an overall summary to manage home isolated covid-19 positive patients .

Materials and method- The study was conducted at a telemedicine center for home isolated patients, established at District Magistrate Office Gaya, Bihar, India. The data for study was collected from patient’s record from 28 July 2020 to 27 October 2020. Study included a total of 124 Covid-19 positive patients (34 females and 90 males) with mild illness. Course of treatment in these patients were assessed using their records as well as through phone calls/ video calls.

Result- Patient included in the study reported the intake of mainly five medicines which were being dispatched to them by disaster management unit (labeled as pentagon of allopathic medicines) along with other preventive measures. 28 Patients out of 124 had reported to take homeopathic medicines in addition to pentagon. Very few patients reported to use some other medicines based on prevailing symptoms. Following this course of treatment, all patients were recovered without developing any complication except two. These two patients were hospitalized due to mild respiratory distress and recovered well after few days of treatment.

Conclusion: Combination of pentagon of allopathic medicines and other preventive measures along with use of homeopathic medicines have been found to be very effective in treatment of patients with mild illness.