Antifungal and antidepressant drugs may help protect against COVID-19.

[2greys]

New research published in the British Journal of Pharmacology indicates that two currently available medications--an antifungal drug and an antidepressant--can effectively inhibit the virus that causes COVID-19 in laboratory cells.

Investigators found that the antifungal itraconazole and the antidepressant fluoxetine each blocked the production of infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus in cell culture lab tests. When either drug was used in combination with the antiviral drug remdesiver, the combination showed synergistic effects and inhibited the production of SARS-CoV-2 by more than 90%.

"Preventive vaccination and therapeutic medicines against COVID-19 are both required to effectively combat pandemics caused by emerging zoonotic viruses such as SARS-CoV-2," said senior author Ursula Rescher, PhD, of the University of Muenster, in Germany.

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[sassy59]

Good news xxx

[Badbessie]

Good news for my wife.

[Snackjack]

That does sound like good news, thank you. xx

[Janlyn1953]

Hi.I was given the Utraconazole, but didn't take in.

Due to having so many allergies with drugs, they have put me on 2 steroids a day, for 2 months, then slowly come off them.

I suffer with Bronchiectasis and have the Aspergillosis allergy which makes it worse.

[Bearsdown]

Hi 2greys I have been on itraconazole since December I take 2x 100mg twice day.i go once a month for bloods to be checked and things seem to be ok. I am not on any antidepressants but lots of other meds keeping fingers crossed I can come of them one day.