Commonly Used Dermatology Drugs as Therapy for COVID-19

Male hormones affect COVID-19 severity and certain drugs targeting these hormones could help reduce the risk.

This article discusses the underutilization of spironolactone in dermatology for conditions like acne, highlighting its potential benefits and good safety profile, but reports no new clinical findings.

This source suggests that spironolactone, a potassium-sparing diuretic, is underutilized in dermatology despite evidence showing its potential benefits for female acne, hidradenitis suppurativa, and female androgenetic alopecia, noting its long-term safety and reduced need for additional testing in young women.

Male pattern hair loss could hint at androgens affecting COVID-19 severity.

This review discusses melatonin's potential in dermatology, highlighting its antioxidative, immunomodulatory, and DNA repair properties, but reports no new clinical results.