Descobrindo medicamentos para tratar a doença de coronavírus 2019 (COVID-19) (Drug Discov Ther. 2020;14:58-60.)

À medida que a epidemia espalha em todos os países, cientistas de todo o mundo estão explorando ativamente drogas que seriam potencialmente eficazes no combate ao COVID-19. Dong e colaboradores publicaram um artigo relatando os medicamentos eficazes para o tratamento da COVID-19, conforme recomendado pela Comissão Nacional de Saúde (NHC) da República Popular da China. Os medicamentos recomendados foram: interferon α (IFN-α), lopinavir / ritonavir, fosfato de cloroquina, ribavirina e arbidol. Estas recomendações são de janeiro de 2020.

Leia o artigo em:

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ddt/14/1/14_2020.01012/_article

Dong L, Hu S, Gao J. Discovering drugs to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Drug Discov Ther. 2020;14(1):58-60.

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 virus emerged in December 2019 and then spread rapidly worldwide, particularly to China, Japan, and South Korea. Scientists are endeavoring to find antivirals specific to the virus. Several drugs such as chloroquine, arbidol, remdesivir, and favipiravir are currently undergoing clinical studies to test their efficacy and safety in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China; some promising results have been achieved thus far. This article summarizes agents with potential efficacy against SARS-CoV-2.