Drug repositioning is an alternative for the treatment of

Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents · Jun 2020

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Drug repositioning is an alternative for the treatment of coronavirus COVID-19.

Given the extreme importance of the current pandemic caused by COVID-19, and as scientists agree there is no identified pharmacological treatment, where possible, therapeutic alternatives are raised through drug repositioning. This paper presents a selection of studies involving drugs from different pharmaceutical classes with activity against SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV, with the potential for use in the treatment of COVID-19 disease.

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- Marissa B Serafin, Angelita Bottega, Vitória S Foletto, Taciéli F da Rosa, Andreas Hörner, and Rosmari Hörner.
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Programa de Pós-graduacão em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
- Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents. 2020 Jun 1; 55 (6): 105969.
AbstractGiven the extreme importance of the current pandemic caused by COVID-19, and as scientists agree there is no identified pharmacological treatment, where possible, therapeutic alternatives are raised through drug repositioning. This paper presents a selection of studies involving drugs from different pharmaceutical classes with activity against SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV, with the potential for use in the treatment of COVID-19 disease.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. and International Society of Chemotherapy. All rights reserved.

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