Pharmacologic Treatments for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) : A Review

IMPORTANCE: The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) presents an unprecedented challenge to identify effective drugs for prevention and treatment. Given the rapid pace of scientific discovery and clinical data generated by the large number of people rapidly infected by SARS-CoV-2, clinicians need accurate evidence regarding effective medical treatments for this infection.

OBSERVATIONS: No proven effective therapies for this virus currently exist. The rapidly expanding knowledge regarding SARS-CoV-2 virology provides a significant number of potential drug targets. The most promising therapy is remdesivir. Remdesivir has potent in vitro activity against SARS-CoV-2, but it is not US Food and Drug Administration approved and currently is being tested in ongoing randomized trials. Oseltamivir has not been shown to have efficacy, and corticosteroids are currently not recommended. Current clinical evidence does not support stopping angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers in patients with COVID-19.

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: The COVID-19 pandemic represents the greatest global public health crisis of this generation and, potentially, since the pandemic influenza outbreak of 1918. The speed and volume of clinical trials launched to investigate potential therapies for COVID-19 highlight both the need and capability to produce high-quality evidence even in the middle of a pandemic. No therapies have been shown effective to date.

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CommentIn: Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2020 Jun;39(3):383-384. - PMID 32405519

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:323

Enthalten in:

JAMA - 323(2020), 18 vom: 12. Mai, Seite 1824-1836

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sanders, James M [VerfasserIn]
Monogue, Marguerite L [VerfasserIn]
Jodlowski, Tomasz Z [VerfasserIn]
Cutrell, James B [VerfasserIn]

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Adenosine Monophosphate
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Alanine
Amides
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Antiviral Agents
Azithromycin
Chloroquine
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Favipiravir
Hydroxychloroquine
Immunoglobulins
Immunologic Factors
Indoles
Journal Article
Lopinavir
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Oseltamivir
Pyrazines
Remdesivir
Review
Ribavirin
Ritonavir
Umifenovir

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Date Completed 23.09.2020

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print

CommentIn: Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2020 Jun;39(3):383-384. - PMID 32405519

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1001/jama.2020.6019

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