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This case series found that famotidine may decrease the severity of COVID-19 infections.

Comment: This is a purely observational study so should be interpreted as hypothesis generating rather than a definitive answer to the question. The doses of famotidine used were high, but potentially (hopefully) this will be shown to be helpful in early SARS-CoV-2 infection.



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