Could heartburn drug famotidine be used to treat coronavirus? The theory is trending online, but there's no data to support it.
The over-the-counter antacid Pepcid is trending online and it’s not because we all have collective heartburn over the coronavirus epidemic.News leaked earlier this week that a health network in New York City was testing high intravenous doses of famotidine in COVID-19 patients, based on something an American infectious disease doctor working in China had reported. There is so far no data supporting the theory, but that hasn’t stopped it from taking on a life […]
