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. 2022 May 6;11(3):144–165. doi: 10.1007/s13679-022-00475-z

Table 1.

Summary of NIH treatment guidelines for CoVID-19

Disease severity Recommended drugs
Not requiring hospitalization

Bamlanivimab plus etesevimab or Casirivimab plus imdevimab or Sotrovimab

Do not use dexamethasone or other corticosteroids

Discharged from hospital in stable conditions and not requiring supplemental oxygen Do not use dexamethasone, remdesivir, or baricitinib
Discharged from hospital and requiring supplemental oxygen Insufficient evidence to recommend or not continuing the in-hospital therapy with remdesivir, dexamethasone, and/or baricitinib
Discharged from hospital and increasing need for supplemental oxygen Dexamethasone for the duration of supplemental oxygen
Hospitalized and not requiring supplemental oxygen

Insufficient evidence to recommend or not remdesivir

Do not use dexamethasone or other corticosteroids

Hospitalized and requiring supplemental oxygen Remdsivir or Dexamethasone Or Dexamethasone + remdsivir
Hospitalized and requiring supplemental oxygen through a high-flow device or non-invasive ventilation Dexamethasone or Dexamethasone + remdsivir
Hospitalized and requiring mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Dexamethasone

Dexamethasone + tocilizumab (or sarilumab, if tocilizumab unavailable) for patients who are within 24 h of admission to intensive care unit