Home » today » Health » Study: antidepressant lowers risk of hospitalization by… Study: antidepressant lowers risk of hospitalization by… October 28, 2021 by world today news – Archive image. — © AP – A certain type of antidepressant may be used to treat corona patients. A large-scale study of nearly 1,500 corona patients in Brazil shows that the drug fluvoxamine reduces the risk of long hospitalizations by a third. – Source: BELGIAN Today at 04:20— The antidepressant fluvoxamine is normally used to treat mental illnesses, such as depression and disorders. The drug has an anti-inflammatory effect. Because Covid-19 can cause an overreaction of the immune system, fluvoxamine appears to be useful as a treatment for corona patients. North and South American scientists have administered the drug to 741 corona patients in Brazil, 79 of them (more than 10 percent) had to be hospitalized because of the corona infection. A control group of 756 corona patients received a placebo, of whom 15.7 percent (119 patients) ended up in hospital. The study, published in The Lancet Public Health, concludes that administration of the antidepressant led to a 32 percent decrease in hospital admissions. Possibly addictive “Covid-19 still poses a risk to residents of countries where there are few treatments and vaccinations available,” said researcher Edward Mills of McMaster University. “Identifying cheap and effective Covid-19 drugs that are widely available is therefore of great importance.” The researchers emphasize that further research is needed because fluvoxamine is not on the World Health Organization (WHO) list of essential drugs. The drug can also be addictive. — . Related posts:What do we know about the new blood type? – El FinancieroCoronavirus: Claude Michy (UCPF) "does not wish to participate" in the steering committee - Foot - L...Monreal, "the Indomitable", launches a plan against the poison of polarizationPromoting health at work through benevolent managementShare this:FacebookX Related BREAKING | Ronald Koeman fired from FC Barcelona The Pentagon first commented on the test of hypersonic weapons by China Leave a Comment Cancel replyCommentName Email Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Search for: