Amantadine in the prevention of clinical symptoms caused by SARS-CoV-2.
Pharmacol Rep
; 73(3): 962-965, 2021 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1091991
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Amantadine is a drug that can help in the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 symptomatology, as has been demonstrated in observational clinical studies.METHODS:
We searched in the PubMed database Clinical Studies of coronavirus-infected patients who have been treated with amantadine in a preventive manner as well as patients with Parkinson's disease.RESULTS:
Four clinical studies were found in which relatives of patients with COVID-19 had been prescribed the use of amantadine in a preventive manner to avoid the symptoms caused by the coronavirus.CONCLUSION:
Amantadine is a drug that can be prescribed as a prophylactic that prevents symptomatology caused by SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
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Amantadine
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19 Drug Treatment
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Pharmacol Rep
Journal subject:
Pharmacology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S43440-021-00231-5
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