A Narrative Review of Antiviral Drugs Used for COVID-19 Pharmacotherapy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

A number of research articles has been published evaluating safety and efficacy of drugs against COVID-19. This study was undertaken to collate and review the information regarding common proposed anti- viral drugs for easy reference.

Methods

The literature was search was done using terms like severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS-CoV-2 or 2019-nCoV or SARS-CoV or COVID-19 in combination with drugs or treatment or pharmaco-therapy using PubMed and google scholar to identify relevant articles.

Results

Despite showing good early results, hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir-ritonavir has not shown clinical benefit in randomized controlled trials. However lopinavir in combination with other drugs specially interferon is being investigated. Remdesivir has shown po

SUBMITTER: Kumar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8291105 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature