Strong evidence that prompt anti-clotting therapy may prevent deaths in hospital patients Date: February 12, 2021 Source 1: BMJ Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Patients given preventive blood thinning drugs (prophylactic anticoagulants) within 24 hours of admission to hospital with COVID-19 Read More …
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Six previously FDA-approved drugs appear promising against SARS-CoV-2 in laboratory testing
Date: February 10, 2021 Source 1: American Society for Microbiology Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Researchers havve discovered that six drugs previously approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for other indications could be repurposed to treat or prevent Read More …
Repurposing existing drugs for COVID-19 offers a more rapid alternative to a vaccine
Date: May 7, 2020 Source 1: University of Cambridge Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Repurposing existing medicines focused on known drug targets is likely to offer a more rapid hope of tackling COVID-19 than developing and manufacturing a vaccine, argue an Read More …