Antidepressant is Toxic to Fungus

July 28, 2012

Zoloft isn’t just for depression any more; it also kills fungal meningitis. Researchers from Texas A&M find that “The problem for many current antifungal drugs is that many cannot go to the brain, and it’s very difficult for a lot of compounds to reach the brain in the first place … the point here is that if there is a drug that already exists, is known to be well-tolerated, and has alternative uses, that’s a good thing.”

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