Use of certain prescription meds linked to COVID-19 mortality (Can be worthwhile to get on prescriptions if having covered health issues)

Medical Xpress / BMJ Open ^ | Jan. 10, 2021 | HealthDay / Arthur W Wallace

[MayflowerMadam]

Sorry your husband won’t take the meds. Sometimes I’ve skipped a couple days and have been sorry. It makes the difference between living your life happy or suffering in terrible discomfort. I hate taking meds of any kind, but quality of life is important.

[Tennessee Conservative]

That’s what I tell him. He listens to all of the warning on TV about meds and doesn’t realize that most of those bad side effects take years to develop. He’s 83. I’m cautious about meds too, especially if they make me feel worse than what they are treating, but after a certain age I don’t think you need to worry about the long-term effect (30-40 years) any longer if they provide a better quality of life today.

[EBH]

"We also found evidence consistent with benefits for the same strategy in patients with COVID-19 who are not hospitalized."

famotidine= Pepcid This medicine is available with your doctor's prescription and also without a prescription. For the prescription form, there is more medicine in each tablet. https://reference.medscape.com/drug/pepcid-ac-zantac-360-famotidine-341989