Evaluation of Ivermectin Mucoadhesive Nanosuspension as Nasal Spray in Management of Early Covid-19

Summary

Ivermectin showed a strong viricidal effect upon covid19 virus in vitro as proved by many authors according to many studies , covid virus stay in postnasal space for 4 days before starting general manifestation, so ivermectin mucoadhesive nanosuspension sprayed inside the nose and post nasal space may help in early management of covid19 and may play a great rule in prophylaxis as well

Timeline

Start

2021-01-20

Primary completion

2021-02-20

Completion

2021-03-20

Publications

• Aref ZF, Bazeed SEES, Hassan MH, Hassan AS, Rashad A, Hassan RG, Abdelmaksoud AA. Clinical, Biochemical and Molecular Evaluations of Ivermectin Mucoadhesive Nanosuspension Nasal Spray in Reducing Upper Respiratory Symptoms of Mild COVID-19. Int J Nanomedicine. 2021 Jun 15;16:4063-4072. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S313093. eCollection 2021.

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