15.03.2020
THERAPY FOR CORONA VIRUS (CORVID - 19)
BY INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION OF POVIDONE IODINE
A MEDICAL HYPOTHESES
1. The in vitro effective antiviral action of povidone iodine (PVP - I) may also have
therapeutic potential in corona virus (corvid - 19) by its intravenous administration
diluted with Rineger’s solution (1)
2. Pharmacokinetic study of PVP - I (2)
3. An ex vivo study for povidone iodine absoption in the skin. (3)
(1): Labros Sabracos and all. The in vitro effective antivirus action of povidone  
iodine (PVP - I) may also have therapeutic potential by its intravenous administration  
diluted with Ringer’s solution. Medical Hypotheses, 2007. 68, 272 - 274.
(2): Lijun Cui and all. Optimization and validation of an ion - pair RP - HPLC - UV
method for the determination of total free iodine in rabbit plasma: application to the
pharmacokinetic study. Biomedical  Chromatography,  2009.
(www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI 10.1002/bmc. 1237.
(3): Martina Nesvadbova, and all. Toxicollogy Letters 235 (2015 155 - 160).
Dr. LABROS SABRACOS
MD, MDV, PHSC, PhD
ATHENS, GREECE, EUROPEAN COMMUNITY