Forget hydroxychloroquine or Ivermectin. But there is one existing medicine that shows signs of benefiting COVID-19 patients: fluvoxamine.
. But there’s promising news that another generic medicine has shown the ability to moderate the course of the disease.
Several clinical trials, including a large trial with 1,500 test subjects, indicate that the drug may help COVID-19 patients in the early stages of the disease stay out of the hospital and avoid long hours under the eyes of emergency room physicians. That may be because it won’t work as an alternative to vaccines. Unlike the others, however, fluvoxamine has a plausible mechanism of action that may explain how it works for COVID-19 patients and why it should be a candidate for inclusion in the slowly expanding arsenal of treatments.
“We already know about its safety, since it has been on the market for more than 25 years,” Lenze says. “I am hoping that the medical and scientific community embraces this as a proven treatment for early COVID-19 and it starts to be utilized.”a “60 Minutes” report in March
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