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. 2020 Jul;60(7):828-829.
doi: 10.1002/jcph.1645. Epub 2020 May 23.

Can Colchicine as an Old Anti-Inflammatory Agent Be Effective in COVID-19?

Somayyeh Nasiripour  1 , Farhad Zamani  2 , Maryam Farasatinasab  3
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Can Colchicine as an Old Anti-Inflammatory Agent Be Effective in COVID-19?

Somayyeh Nasiripour et al. J Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; colchicine.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Comment in

  • Colchicine and COVID-19.
    Corral P, Corral G, Diaz R. Corral P, et al. J Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Aug;60(8):978. doi: 10.1002/jcph.1684. Epub 2020 Jun 24. J Clin Pharmacol. 2020. PMID: 32511763 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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