The serotonin reuptake inhibitor Fluoxetine inhibits SARS-CoV-2
Melissa Zimniak, Luisa Kirschner, Helen Hilpert, Nina Geiger, Olga Danov, Heike Oberwinkler, Maria R. Steinke, Katherina Sewald, Jürgen Seibel, Jochen Bodem
The paper screens approved drugs for SARS-CoV-2 inhibition and finds Fluoxetine significantly inhibits the virus at low concentrations, with no effect on other viruses.
Scientific Reports · Mar 15, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology