FDA requires very little documentation and can quickly decide in emergencies such as COVID
The principal investigator wrote an application for Emergency Use of Fluvoxamine for SARS-COV-2 in 4 days
VitaminDWiki has requested a copy of his application and tips on how to communicate with the FDA
The FDA gave the EUA about a week later I had misread the WSJ article, it has not been approved (yet)
It appears that EUAs must specify:
Dose size,
Dosing interval
When it is taken (before or after entering the hospital, for example)
How it is taken: Oral, injection, topical
The FDA gives EUAs for Food, Drugs, Chemicals or Devices - but not supplements
Perhaps the FDA could give a EUA for Vitamin D (Which has been used for food fortification)
The FDA could also issue a EUA for semi-activated Vitamin D = Calcidiol = Calcifediol =25(OH)D
which is a prescribed (high profit) drug in the US
Reported by: Wall St Journal PDF Trial Site News PDF Medpage PDF
FDA EUA Guidelines FDA EUA page
Ranking of Early Treatments of COVID
Note: Vitamin D appears to be even better for prophylaxis (prevention) than early treatment
but there is a lot more data for early treatment
Note: It appears that high-dose Vitamin D is the only way to quickly improve the immune system
Fluvoxamine
- Common side affects include
- Decreased interest in sexual intercourse, inability to have or keep an erection. loss in sexual ability, desire, drive, or performance, constipation, headache, trouble sleeping. unusual tiredness
- Fluvoxamine PRESCRIPTION prices range from $69 to $155
VitaminDWiki - Calcifediol and Virus studies (7 as of Dec 2021)
- Calcifediol (semi-activated Vitamin D) might treat Respiratory Diseases such as COVID - July 2022
- Two times less likely to test positive for COVID if vitamin D level more than 55ng, etc. – Dec 31, 2021
- Large dose of calcifediol or vitamin D up to 15 days before COVID hospitalization reduced death rates (1.5X, 1.3X) – Dec 2021
- Vitamin D trial for COVID-19 – using their patented slow-release form – Aug 2021
- COVID-19 death 40 percent less likely if supplemented with Vitamin D and got above 30 ng (Spain 108,000 people) – July 2021
- 7X less likely to go to ICU if COVID-19 ward gave calcifediol (semi-activated Vitamin D) – July 2021
- 5X less likely to enter ICU with COVID-19 if get Calcifediol (semi-activated vitamin D) - RCT Feb 19, 2021
- COVID-19 defeated by calcifediol form of Vitamin D in Spain - pilot RCT Aug 29, 2020
VitaminDWiki - some Calcifediol studies (5 as of Dec 2021)
- Calcifediol (Calcidiol) is far less cost-effective and available than Vitamin D – RCT June 2021
- Calcidiol (Calcifediol, ampli-D) approved as food supplement by EFSA – (10 micrograms per day) – July 2021
- Weekly response to semi-activated vitamin D slightly better than standard – RCT Nov 2019
- Semi-activated Vitamin D given weekly (used by Spanish COVID-19 trial) – US patent application Sept 2020
- Vitamin D3 becomes Calcidiol which becomes Calcitriol
VitaminDWiki - COVID-19 treated by Vitamin D - studies, reports, videos
As of March 31, 2024, the VitaminDWiki COVID page had: trial results, meta-analyses and reviews, Mortality studies see related: Governments, HealthProblems, Hospitals, Dark Skins, All 26 COVID risk factors are associated with low Vit D, Fight COVID-19 with 50K Vit D weekly Vaccines Take lots of Vitamin D at first signs of COVID 166 COVID Clinical Trials using Vitamin D (Aug 2023) Prevent a COVID death: 9 dollars of Vitamin D or 900,000 dollars of vaccine - Aug 2023
5 most-recently changed Virus entries
Summary of data of Vitamin D fighting COVID (2 forms)
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