Is Pepto-Bismol the next COVID 'cure'?

Procter & Gamble thinks so

Dec 03, 2022

∙ Paid

Long-sought structure of Pepto-Bismol decoded

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Pepto-Bismol may be the cure for COVID. The University of Louisville and Procter & Gamble (P&G) are currently recruiting for a clinical trial using Pepto-Bismol (oral bismuth subsalicylate, or BSS) as a potential antiviral to SARS-CoV-2.

Here’s What We Know

Pepto-Bismol was first sold in the United States as a remedy for infant diarrhea arou…

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