A new study suggests a drug commonly used to treat alcoholism may also be effective at preventing COVID-19 infection, as well as death from severe disease. File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo A widely available drug used to treat alcoholism has potential as a COVID-19 treatment, researchers say. The investigators found that people…
A widely available drug used to treat alcoholism has potential as a COVID-19 treatment, researchers say.
The study was observational, so it doesn’t establish a cause-and-effect link between disulfiram and COVID-19 infection and outcomes.
However, the results are encouraging enough to warrant further study and clinical testing, according to researchers at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital.
“This is a great candidate for a repurposed drug.”
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