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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Participants who received fluvoxamine also reported gains in overall quality of life across several measures.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

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

The researchers recruit anyone 30 years old or older — including vaccinated individuals — to study whether existing drugs, such as fluvoxamine, now used to treat depression, can help people to get through COVID-19.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 20, 2022

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

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