Repurposing Quaternary Ammonium Compounds as Potential Treatments for COVID-19.
Pharm Res
; 37(6): 104, 2020 May 25.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-361503
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted an important role for drug repurposing. Quaternary ammonium compounds such as ammonium chloride, cetylpyridinium and miramistin represent widely accessible antiseptic molecules with well-known broad-spectrum antiviral activities and represent a repurposing opportunity as therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Drug Repositioning
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
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Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
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Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Pharm Res
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S11095-020-02842-8
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