Montelukast for COVID-19

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Montelukast has been reported as potentially beneficial for early treatment of COVID-19. We have not reviewed these studies. See all other treatments.

montelukast Submit Updates

Luedemann et al., Montelukast is a dual-purpose inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 infection and virus-induced IL-6 expression identified by structure-based drug repurposing, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, doi:10.1016/j.csbj.2022.01.024

Kerget et al., Effect of montelukast therapy on clinical course, pulmonary function, and mortality in patients with COVID‐19, Journal of Medical Virology, doi:10.1002/jmv.27552

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