A cheap antidepressant reduces the risk of hospitalisation in Covid-19 outpatients that are at higher risk of severe disease, a large study has found.
Researchers in a peer-reviewed study published in The Lancet Global Health found that fluvoxamine, which is used to treat depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders, reduced the need for retention in a Covid emergency setting or transfer to another hospital.
It is the largest randomised trial to date to assess the effectiveness of the drug in Covid outpatients, and follows earlier promising evidence.
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