Abstract:
:Introduction: In the current scenario, COVID-19 is a clinical and public health problem globally. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains the causative agent, emerged in China and continuously spreading across the globe. Until now, no efficient therapeutics have been approved, which combat COVID-19. FDA approved broad-spectrum drugs/molecules could be repurposed against the COVID-19 and are under clinical trials, if the outcome of these trials proves positive, it could be used to manage COVID-19 pandemic. Areas covered: This article reviews the FDA approved drugs/molecules which could be repurposed in the combination or single to combat the COVID-19. Expert opinion: In this focused review, we suggested the repurposing of the pathogen-centric, host-centric, dual sword (act as pathogen-centric as well as host-centric), and the combinatorial (pathogen and host-centric) drugs against COVID-19 patients. These drugs singly or in combination could be effective for the management of COVID-19.
journal_name
Expert Rev Anti Infect Therjournal_title
Expert review of anti-infective therapyauthors
Sharma D,Kunamneni Adoi
10.1080/14787210.2021.1860020subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-12-10 00:00:00pages
1-9eissn
1478-7210issn
1744-8336pub_type
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journal_title:Expert review of anti-infective therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anti-infective therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anti-infective therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anti-infective therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anti-infective therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anti-infective therapy
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anti-infective therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2006-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anti-infective therapy
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更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anti-infective therapy
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更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anti-infective therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14787210.4.6.1051
更新日期:2006-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2007-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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