Bibliographic information
GuidelineTherapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline, August 2025
Year of Publication2025
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
New
We recommend not to use statins for severe or critical COVID-19 This recommendation does not apply to individuals already receiving a statin for an alternate indication.
Recommended against
Strong
Notes and Remarks
Practical info The GDG made a strong recommendation against using statins for treatment of patients with severe or critical COVID-19 and therefore practical considerations are not relevant for this drug.