Monday, December 27, 2021

Fluvoxamine for CoVid

My friend was telling me that an SSRI she was on for depression was found to be 91% effective against CoVid. I wanted to know the name of the SSRI, so I did a little research. 

Fluvoxamine vs Placebo and Clinical Deterioration in Outpatients With Symptomatic COVID-19

A Randomized Clinical Trial

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2773108

COVID patients on SSRI antidepressants are less likely to die, study finds

Electronic health records compared outcomes for patients across the country

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211115123538.htm

Antidepressant may prevent severe COVID-19, follow-up study indicates

Low-cost drug lowers risk of hospitalizations, deaths

https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/antidepressant-may-prevent-severe-covid-19-follow-up-study-indicates/