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Apr 26, 2020 - 9:38 pm
Here is an interesting article about famotidine and coronavirus. I am posting because some of us take cimetidine, an H2 blocker (cimetidine, famotidine, nizatidine and ranitidine). If this catches fire on the internet, there is a chance H2 blockers including cimetidine could sell out. It might be time to re-stock now. Hopefully not, but look at what happened with toilet paper. . . Anecdotal evidence has encouraged the Northwell researchers. After speaking to Tracey, David Tuveson, director of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center, recommended famotidine to his 44-year-old sister, an engineer with New York City hospitals. She had tested positive for COVID-19 and developed a fever. Her lips became dark blue from hypoxia. She took her first megadose of oral famotidine on 28 March. The next morning, her fever broke and her oxygen saturation returned to a normal range. Five sick coworkers, including three with confirmed COVID-19, also showed dramatic improvements upon taking over-the-counter versions of the drug, according a spreadsheet of case histories Tuveson shared with Science. Many COVID-19 patients recover with simple symptom-relieving medications, but Tuveson credits the heartburn drug. “I would say that was a penicillin effect,” he says.
The active ingredient in many heartburn medications is being studied as a coronavirus treatment, leading to shortages of popular heartburn brands at major US pharmacies. |
Joined: Nov 2019
Thanks for info! I have a
Thanks for info! I have a stash left over from surgery. Glad I didn't throw it out. Hope things are good with you.