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Discovering drugs to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Dong, Liying, Hu, Shasha, Gao, Jianjun·2020·Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics

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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.

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Authors
Dong, L., Hu, S., & Gao, J.
Venue
Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics
Published
2020-02-29
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
58-60
ISSN
  • 1881-7831 (ISSN-L)
  • 1881-784X
OpenAlex
W3009828946
Cited by
1,390
References
2
FWCI
40.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
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