Medscape's round-up of possible therapeutics has been updated to include the Broward County study.
Ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug, showed in vitro reduction of viral RNA in Vero-hSLAM cells 2 hours postinfection with SARS-CoV-2 clinical isolate Australia/VIC01/2020. [170] The authors note that this preliminary study does not translate to human use and the effective dose is not established at this early stage of discovery. More research is needed to determine if an antiviral effect would be elicited in humans, as the concentrations tested were much higher than what is achieved from the normal oral dose.
Available pharmacokinetic data from clinically relevant and excessive dosing studies indicate that the SARS-CoV-2 inhibitory concentrations for ivermectin are not likely attainable in humans. [171]
Chaccour et al believe the recent findings regarding ivermectin warrant rapid implementation of controlled clinical trials to assess efficacy against COVID-19. They also raise concerns regarding ivermectin-associated neurotoxicity, particularly in patients with a hyperinflammatory state possible with COVID-19. In addition, drug interactions with potent CYP3A4 inhibitors (eg, ritonavir) warrant careful consideration of coadministered drugs. Finally, evidence suggests that ivermectin plasma levels with meaningful activity against COVID-19 would not be achieved without potentially toxic increases in ivermectin doses in humans. More data are needed to assess pulmonary tissue levels in humans. [172]
A retrospective cohort study (n = 280) in hospitalized patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection at four Florida hospitals showed significantly lower mortality rates in those who received ivermectin compared with usual care (15% vs 25.2%; P = 0.03). The mortality rate was also lower among 75 patients with severe pulmonary disease treated with ivermectin (38.8% vs 80.7%; P = 0.001), although the rate of successful extubation did not differ significantly.
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Medscape's round-up of possible therapeutics has been updated to include the Broward County study.
Ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug, showed in vitro reduction of viral RNA in Vero-hSLAM cells 2 hours postinfection with SARS-CoV-2 clinical isolate Australia/VIC01/2020. [170] The authors note that this preliminary study does not translate to human use and the effective dose is not established at this early stage of discovery. More research is needed to determine if an antiviral effect would be elicited in humans, as the concentrations tested were much higher than what is achieved from the normal oral dose.
Available pharmacokinetic data from clinically relevant and excessive dosing studies indicate that the SARS-CoV-2 inhibitory concentrations for ivermectin are not likely attainable in humans. [171]
Chaccour et al believe the recent findings regarding ivermectin warrant rapid implementation of controlled clinical trials to assess efficacy against COVID-19. They also raise concerns regarding ivermectin-associated neurotoxicity, particularly in patients with a hyperinflammatory state possible with COVID-19. In addition, drug interactions with potent CYP3A4 inhibitors (eg, ritonavir) warrant careful consideration of coadministered drugs. Finally, evidence suggests that ivermectin plasma levels with meaningful activity against COVID-19 would not be achieved without potentially toxic increases in ivermectin doses in humans. More data are needed to assess pulmonary tissue levels in humans. [172]
A retrospective cohort study (n = 280) in hospitalized patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection at four Florida hospitals showed significantly lower mortality rates in those who received ivermectin compared with usual care (15% vs 25.2%; P = 0.03). The mortality rate was also lower among 75 patients with severe pulmonary disease treated with ivermectin (38.8% vs 80.7%; P = 0.001), although the rate of successful extubation did not differ significantly.
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