Drug treatment of COVID-19 infection.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 6.6 million deaths globally. Tremendous efforts have been committed for the development of new and repurposed drugs for the treatment of COVID-19. Although different international and national guidelines share consensus in the management of COVID-19 disease with different levels of severity, new challenges have emerged, steering the need for ongoing research in advancing the clinical management of COVID-19.

Recent findings

This review focuses on recent data from randomized trials and postmarketing real-world evidence for the treatment of mild to moderate disease in the outpatient setting and patients hospitalized for COVID-19 with varying level of severity. Relevant data for treatment of the latest omicron sub-variants

SUBMITTER: Lui G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10090306 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature