Potential use of ivermectin for the treatment and prophylaxis of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Curr Res Transl Med
; 69(4): 103309, 2021 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1459004
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Currently no treatment has been proven to be efficacious for patients with early symptoms of COVID-19. Although most patients present mild or moderate symptoms, up to 5-10% may have a poor disease progression, so there is an urgent need for effective drugs, which can be administered even before the onset of severe symptoms, i.e. when the course of the disease is modifiable. Recently, promising results of several studies on oral ivermectin have been published, which has prompted us to conduct the present review of the scientific literature. METHODS:
A narrative review has been carried out, focusing on the following four main topics a) short-term efficacy in the treatment of the disease, b) long-term efficacy in the treatment of patients with post-acute symptoms of COVID-19, c) efficacy in the prophylaxis of the disease, and c) safety of ivermectin.RESULTS:
The reviewed literature suggests that there seems to be sufficient evidence about the safety of oral ivermectin, as well as the efficacy of the drug in the early-treatment and the prophylaxis of COVID-19.CONCLUSIONS:
In the view of the available evidence, the Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC) recommends the use of oral ivermectin for both prophylaxis and early-treatment of COVID-19. Further well-designed studies should be conducted in order to explore the efficacy and safety of invermectin at low and high doses, following different dosing schedules, in both, the short and long-term treatment.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
/
Ivermectin
/
Drug Repositioning
/
SARS-CoV-2
/
COVID-19 Drug Treatment
Type of study:
Observational study
/
Prognostic study
/
Randomized controlled trials
/
Reviews
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Curr Res Transl Med
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS