If given during the initial phase of the infection, metformin reduced the number of hospitalizations, emergency room visits and deaths, as well as prevented long COVID-19 in 42% of patients compared to those receiving a placebo, new research shows.
CLEVELAND, Ohio—The diabetes drug metformin promises to be an effective treatment option for COVID-19, according to new research.
The study also looked at the effects of ivermectin and fluvoxamine, two different drugs given for COVID-19, and found that neither had any effect on the number of long COVID-19 cases.made available as a pre-print from the medical journal the Lancet and has not yet been peer-reviewed. Important findings that may have significant clinical impact are sometimes made available before the peer review process is complete.
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