Today's issue:
💊 List of CoVID-19 Medications
Medication List:
Currently, there are no FDA approved treatments for CoVID-19.
🦠Several pharmaceutical companies and research organizations worldwide are involved in the development of potential vaccines.
💉mRNA-1273 A novel coronavirus vaccine called mRNA-1273 (Moderna, Inc.) has been shipped to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ready for use in a Phase 1 study.
💊emdesivir An investigational antiviral drug called remdesivir is being studied in clinical trials in China and Nebraska, USA.
💊Lopinavir and ritonavir A drug combination called lopinavir/ritonavir approved to treat HIV under the brand name Kaletra is being studied in combination with the flu drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu) in Thailand. It was reported on February 18, 2020 that an elderly Chinese woman, the first patient to receive the "Thai cocktail" in Bangkok's Rajvithi Hospital, had made a complete recovery after suffering from severe COVID-19-related pneumonia.
💊Favipiravir An antiviral drug called favipiravir which was reported February 17, 2020 to have received marketing approval in China for the treatment of influenza, was also approved for use in clinical trials as a treatment for novel coronavirus pneumonia.
💊Fingolimod An approved drug called fingolimod (marketed under the brand name Gilenya for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis) is being studied as a treatment for COVID-19 at the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University in Fuzhou, China.
💉Methylprednisolone A widely used glucocorticoid called methylprednisolone is being studied for safety and effectiveness in the treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia in a number of hospitals in the Hubei province of China.
💊Bevacizumab A VEGF inhibitor called bevacizumab (marketed under the brand name Avastin for certain types of cancer) being studied as a treatment for acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in critically ill patients with COVID-19 pneumonia at the Qilu Hospital of Shandong University in Jinan, China.
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