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Comment
. 2022 Mar;10(3):e332.
doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00006-7.

Fluvoxamine for the treatment of COVID-19

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Fluvoxamine for the treatment of COVID-19

Michael G Dodds et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 Mar.
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Conflict of interest statement

MGD, EBD, FB, CRR are employed by Certara. Certara scientific support into the TOGETHER study was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. AMR is a co-applicant on a patent application filed by Washington University for the public use of generic selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for COVID-19.

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