Molnupiravir: A new candidate for COVID‐19 treatment

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‐1...

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Main Authors: Fariba Pourkarim, Samira Pourtaghi‐Anvarian, Haleh Rezaee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-02-01
Series:Pharmacology Research & Perspectives
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/prp2.909
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2052-1707