Pharmacologic Treatments for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) A Review

COVID-19 TREATMENT In this nice narrative review just published in JAMA, the authors summarize current evidence regarding major proposed treatments, repurposed or experimental, for COVID-19 and provides a summary of current clinical experience and treatment guidance for this novel epidemic…

In this nice narrative review just published in JAMA, the authors summarize current evidence regarding major proposed treatments, repurposed or experimental, for COVID-19 and provides a summary of current clinical experience and treatment guidance for this novel epidemic coronavirus. Even if no proven effective therapies for this virus currently exist, the rapidly expanding knowledge regarding SARS-CoV-2 virology provides a significant number of potential drug targets. Considering the speed and number of clinical trials launched to investigate potential therapies for COVID-19, the authors underline the need to produce high-quality evidence even in the middle of a pandemic. 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32282022

by Marialuisa Zedde and Francesco Cavallieri