Uso da ivermectina no tratamento da COVID-19 em humanos: revisão integrativa

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i12.20835

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Ivermectina; COVID-19; Tratamento; Estudos clínicos.

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Com o aparecimento dos primeiros casos de infecção pelo SARS-CoV-2, a OMS declarou rapidamente pandemia frente a COVID-19, devido à alta velocidade e transmissibilidade da doença. Nesse cenário, além das pesquisas para o desenvolvimento de novos fármacos e vacinas, passou-se também a estudar medicamentos já existentes e aprovados, através do reposicionamento de fármacos, como alternativa para o tratamento da COVID-19, como é o caso da ivermectina. Desde então, vários ensaios clínicos estão sendo realizados ao redor do mundo para avaliar a ação antiviral da ivermectina frente a COVID-19. Dessa forma, essa revisão integrativa tem por objetivo analisar a literatura científica que trata de ensaios clínicos sobre o uso da ivermectina como tratamento para a COVID-19, descrevendo os trabalhos, bem como, discutindo seus resultados e limitações. Procedeu-se a busca de estudos científicos publicados nas bases eletrônicas de dados: PubMed, LILACS e SciELO, utilizando as palavras chaves “IVERMECTIN and COVID-19” e “IVERMECTIN and SARS-COV-2”. Selecionou-se artigos publicados a partir de 2019, que trabalharam o emprego da ivermectina como tratamento para a COVID-19. A pesquisa encontrou estudos que demonstraram resultados tanto positivos quanto negativos para o uso da ivermectina frente alguns parâmetros do tratamento da COVID-19. Todavia, os trabalhos de forma geral, apresentam limitações metodológicas. Dessa forma, a evidência atual sobre o uso desse medicamento para tratar pacientes com COVID-19 é inconclusiva, indicando a necessidade de novos ensaios clínicos bem desenhados e estruturados, para confirmar ou descartar essas descobertas.

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MACIEL, N.; NEIS , V. B.; TENFEN , A. Uso da ivermectina no tratamento da COVID-19 em humanos: revisão integrativa . Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 12, p. e564101220835, 2021. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v10i12.20835. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/20835. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

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