fluvoxamine

British

/ fluːˈvɒksəmiːn /

noun

an antidepressant drug that acts by preventing the re-uptake after release of serotonin in the brain, thereby prolonging its action See SSRI

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A third drug, fluvoxamine, also showed no benefit.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

In this very well-designed New England Journal of Medicine study, researchers randomized covid patients to receive three experimental treatments: metformin, ivermectin and fluvoxamine.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

Other treatments for COVID-19, including the oral antiviral pills Paxlovid and molnupiravir, have been available since October 2021 and have proved to be more effective than fluvoxamine.

From Science Magazine • May 18, 2022

The antidepressant fluvoxamine is a cheap, generic drug that’s been used for decades.

From The Verge • May 16, 2022

By showing that clinically relevant concentrations of fluvoxamine could block a strong inflammatory immune response in living animals, O’Meara says, “that’s very strong evidence that this is a reasonable mechanism.”

From Scientific American • Nov. 12, 2021

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