Open Forum Infect Dis . Prospective Cohort of Fluvoxamine for Early Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 19

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Open Forum Infect Dis


. 2021 Feb 1;8(2):ofab050.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab050. eCollection 2021 Feb.
Prospective Cohort of Fluvoxamine for Early Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 19


David Seftel ^{1 2} , David R Boulware ³



Affiliations

• PMID: 33623808
• PMCID: PMC7888564
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab050

Abstract

We report a real-world experience using fluvoxamine for coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) in a prospective cohort in the setting of a mass outbreak. Overall, 65 persons opted to receive fluvoxamine (50 mg twice daily) and 48 declined. Incidence of hospitalization was 0% (0 of 65) with fluvoxamine and 12.5% (6 of 48) with observation alone. At 14 days, residual symptoms persisted in 0% (0 of 65) with fluvoxamine and 60% (29 of 48) with observation.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-COV-2; cohort; coronavirus; fluvoxamine.