Time to sustained recovery among outpatients with COVID-19 receiving montelukast vs placebo

JAMA Network Open

2024-10-18

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this randomized clinical trial of outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19, treatment with montelukast did not reduce duration of COVID-19 symptoms. These findings do not support the use of montelukast for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Susanna Naggie, MD, MHS, email susanna.naggie@duke.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.39332)

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