It burst upon us like a ray of sunshine on a drab, overcast day. The news outlets started bubbling late on Tuesday evening about a drug called Dexamethasone. The English news outlets in particular were citing a buzz in medical circles, running extensive news reports on the drug. Rousing reports stated that some UK experts have said that the 'low cost drug is the first one to reduce COVID-19 deaths' and yet other reports claimed that a 'cheap steroid has emerged as a life-saving drug'. It was dubbed as a 'major breakthrough'.

Was always there
All the excitement though has elicited a droll reaction from city doctors who say that we, in India, have been using the drug for years now.