Montelukast’s ability to fight COVID-19 infection
et al., Journal of Asthma, doi:10.1080/02770903.2020.1786112, Sep 2020
32nd treatment shown to reduce risk in
November 2021, now with p = 0.0041 from 9 studies.
Lower risk for hospitalization and cases.
No treatment is 100% effective. Protocols
combine treatments.
6,200+ studies for
200+ treatments. c19early.org
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Retrospective 445 elderly patients with severe asthma showing reduced risk of COVID-19 infection with montelukast treatment.
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risk of hospitalization, 91.0% lower, RR 0.09, p = 0.02, treatment 1 of 327 (0.3%), control 4 of 118 (3.4%), NNT 32.
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risk of case, 82.0% lower, RR 0.18, p = 0.004, treatment 4 of 327 (1.2%), control 8 of 118 (6.8%), NNT 18.
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| Effect extraction follows pre-specified rules prioritizing more serious outcomes. Submit updates |
Bozek et al., 17 Sep 2020, retrospective, Germany, peer-reviewed, 2 authors, study period March 2020 - April 2020.
Contact: andrzejbozek@o2.pl.
Montelukast’s ability to fight COVID-19 infection
Journal of Asthma, doi:10.1080/02770903.2020.1786112
Montelukast can be effective in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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