Overview of clinical trials of drugs for the treatment of patients with new coronavirus infection (COVID-19)
- Authors: Shirobokov Y.E.1, Gladunova E.P.1, Borodulina E.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Samara State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 21, No 5-6 (2021)
- Pages: 177-190
- Section: Pharmacy
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/2410-3764/article/view/105878
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.55531/2072-2354.2021.21.3.177-190
- ID: 105878
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BACKGROUND: The new coronavirus infection (SARS-CoV-2), better known as COVID-19, quickly evolved into a worldwide pandemic with a significant public health burden. Currently, there are no approved drugs or preventive therapeutic strategies to combat infection. However, there are hundreds of clinical studies around the world to discover effective treatments for COVID-19.
AIM: The purpose of the research is to conduct a content analysis of the published clinical trials devoted to the treatment of COVID-19, as well as to the synthesis of clinical experience in order to gain insight into potentially effective drugs.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical results published in PubMed, Medline, eLIBRARY, Cochrane Library.
RESULTS: The review summarized the results of clinical studies of potential therapeutic drugs used in COVID-19 therapy.
CONCLUSIONS: By the 15 of August 2021 no medications had been registered to treat the infection.
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Yaroslav E. Shirobokov
Samara State Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: yshirobokov@gmail.com
Postgraduate student, Department of Management and Economics of Pharmacy
Russian Federation, SamaraElena P. Gladunova
Samara State Medical University
Email: epg87@mail.ru
Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciencies, Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Management and Economics of Pharmacy
Russian Federation, SamaraElena A. Borodulina
Samara State Medical University
Email: borodulinbe@yandex.ru
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Phthisiology and Pulmonology
Russian Federation, SamaraReferences
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