Pharmacology & ToxicologybioRxiv
Antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs reduce viral infection by SARS-CoV-2 and fluoxetine show antiviral activity against the novel variants in vitro
M. S. Fred, S. Kuivanen, H. Ugurlu…·E. Castren
This study tests antidepressants and antipsychotics against SARS-CoV-2 pseudoviruses and finds fluoxetine inhibits infection, including against variants with spike mutations.
DOI 10.3389/fphar.2021.755600