• Brit J Hosp Med · Mar 2021

    Review

    Treatment of COVID-19: a review of current and prospective pharmacotherapies.

    • Eleanor Quek, Hasan Tahir, Poornima Kumar, Robert Hastings, and Rajeev Jha.
    • Department of General Medicine, Barnet Hospital, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
    • Brit J Hosp Med. 2021 Mar 2; 82 (3): 1-9.

    AbstractThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread and have grave health and socioeconomic consequences worldwide. Researchers have raced to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms underpinning the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 so that effective therapeutic targets can be discovered. This review summarises the key pharmacotherapies that are being investigated for treatment of COVID-19, including antiviral, immunomodulator and anticoagulation strategies.

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