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Montelukast’s ability to fight COVID-19 infection

Bozek et al., Journal of Asthma, doi:10.1080/02770903.2020.1786112
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Hospitalization 91% Improvement Relative Risk Case 82% Montelukast for COVID-19  Bozek et al.  Prophylaxis Is prophylaxis with montelukast beneficial for COVID-19? Retrospective 445 patients in Germany (March - April 2020) Lower hospitalization (p=0.019) and fewer cases (p=0.0037) c19early.org Bozek et al., J. Asthma, September 2020 Favorsmontelukast Favorscontrol 0 0.5 1 1.5 2+
28th treatment shown to reduce risk in November 2021
 
*, now with p = 0.0045 from 8 studies.
Lower risk for mortality, hospitalization, and cases.
No treatment is 100% effective. Protocols combine treatments. * >10% efficacy, ≥3 studies.
4,500+ studies for 81 treatments. c19early.org
Retrospective 445 elderly patients with severe asthma showing reduced risk of COVID-19 infection with montelukast treatment.
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.
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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Bozek et al., 17 Sep 2020, retrospective, Germany, peer-reviewed, 2 authors, study period March 2020 - April 2020. Contact: andrzejbozek@o2.pl.
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Montelukast’s ability to fight COVID-19 infection
Andrzej Bozek, Janne Winterstein
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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Fitzgerald, Mellis, Leukotriene receptor antagonists in virus-induced wheezing : evidence to date, Treat Respir Med
Han, Jia, Takeda, Shiraishi, Okamoto et al., Montelukast during primary infection prevents airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation after reinfection with respiratory syncytial virus, Am J Respir Crit Care Med
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Peng, Chen, Yang, Liu, Systematic Review of Montelukast's Efficacy for Preventing Post-Bronchiolitis Wheezing, Pediatr Allergy Immunol, doi:10.1111/pai.12124
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