Official finding is none of the 3 drugs were effective for COVID
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Randomized Trial of Metformin, Ivermectin, and Fluvoxamine for Covid-19 | NEJM
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Randomized Trial of Metformin, Ivermectin, and Fluvoxamine for Covid-19 | NEJM Abstract Background Early treatment to prevent severe coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is an important component of the comprehensive response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviru… http://www.nejm.org |
secondary analysis showed an aOR for an ED visit, hospitalization, or death of 0.58 (95% CI, 0.35 to 0.94) with metformin, 1.39 (95% CI, 0.72 to 2.69) with ivermectin, and 1.17 (95% CI, 0.57 to 2.40) with fluvoxamine. The aOR for hospitalization or death was 0.47 (95% CI, 0.20 to 1.11) with metformin, 0.73 (95% CI, 0.19 to 2.77) with ivermectin, and 1.11 (95% CI, 0.33 to 3.76) with fluvoxamine. The fluvoxamine arm was stopped early due to futility. The secondary analysis isn’t conclusive because the group couldn’t test its significance.
Joseph (Joe) E. Thornton, M.D., DFAPA
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry
University of Florida College of Medicine
joethornton@ufl.edu
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