Cheap Antidepressant Shows Promise Treating Early COVID-19

Cheap Antidepressant Shows Promise Treating Early COVID-19

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Fluvoxamine, a drug used for 30 years to treat OCD and depression, may also reduce inflammation and lower the risk of COVID hospitalization. A study involving 1500 COVID patients from Canada, the US, and Brazil showed that those who took fluvoxamine had a 33% reduction in hospitalizations compared to those who received a placebo.

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What was the control group given in the study?

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What was the percentage reduction in hospitalizations for those who took fluvoxamine?

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