Molnupiravir: A new candidate for COVID-19 treatment.
Pharmacol Res Perspect
; 10(1): e00909, 2022 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1588891
ABSTRACT
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in late December 2019 in china and has rapidly spread to many countries around the world. The effective pharmacotherapy can reduce the mortality of COVID-19. Antiviral medications are the candidate therapies for the management of COVID-19. Molnupiravir is an antiviral drug with anti-RNA polymerase activity and currently is under investigation for the treatment of patients with COVID-19. This review focuses on summarizing published literature for the mechanism of action, safety, efficacy, and clinical trials of molnupiravir in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
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Cytidine
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COVID-19 Drug Treatment
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Hydroxylamines
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Pharmacol Res Perspect
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Prp2.909
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