Tollovid

It's confusing. There seem to be 2 different 'studies'.

Tollovid
One is to get customer feedback for a supplement called Tollovid, and they specify that it is a 'market research study'. So not a scientific study.

https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/3cl-pharma-study-tollovid/

Some quotes from the article:
3CL Pharma commences study of Tollovid for Covid-19
Currently, both the products are not approved for treating preventing or curing any ailment, including Covid-19 and/or Long Covid.
The study is intended to collect and assess the feedback from consumers on the usage of these products (Tollovid and Tollovid daily).
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They say the are doing this because of anecdotal reports of people with Covid finding the supplement 'helpful'.
Basically marketing, no scientific evidence.


Tollovir
And the other is a phase 2 trial of a drug called Tollovir. Which seems to be unrelated apart from the similar name and produced by the same company?
In November last year, Todos and NLC Pharma concluded subject enrolment to conduct an interim analysis of the Phase II trial of oral antiviral drug, Tollovir, in hospitalised patients with severe and critical Covid-19.
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Todos Medical’s subsidiary 3CL Pharma has obtained an Institutional Review Board (IRB) waiver to commence a market research study for Tollovid and Tollovid Daily for Covid-19 and Long COVID or Post-Acute Sequalae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC).
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The study is intended to collect and assess the feedback from consumers on the usage of these products.
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(I'm basing my comments only on the info in the article.). This has the hallmarks of a company selling snake oil. They are planning to do a market research study - this seems to involve asking consumers if they liked the product. Studies like these tend to produce positive statements that are fantastic for product advertising. If the company really thought they had a useful product, why would they not do a proper clinical trial?

Tollovid and Tollovid Daily are 3CL protease inhibitor immune support dietary supplement products.
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And the product is a dietary supplement. Which makes the likelihood of it being of any use pretty low.

Trish said:
And the other is a phase 2 trial of a drug called Tollovir.
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Yes, Tollovir seems to be a different thing - an anti-viral drug. It feels a bit as though confusion has been deliberately cultivated.
 
Never heard of it but a quick search came up with this info.

The ingredients of Tollovid are lithospermum root (used in Chinese medicine) and lecithin. Source: https://mytollovid.com/

Tollovir appears to be a concentrated form of Tollovid. Source: https://todosmedical.com/tollovir

There's a cease and desist from "unlawfully advertising that Tollovid prevents or treats Coronavirus Disease 2019" letter from the Federal Trade Commission [TLDR].
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/wa...st_letter_to_todos_medical_2021-04-30_dap.pdf
 
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