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Ivermectin shows us how hard it is to use old drugs for COVID. Here's how to do better next time

  • Written by Jonathan Baell, Research Professor in Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University
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Many hopes have been pinned on repurposing existing drugs, such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, to treat COVID-19. However, we shouldn’t be too surprised these drugs haven’t yet lived up to the hype.

Our study, published today in Science Translational Medicine, shows it’s notoriously difficult to repurpose...

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