Doctors and laboratories around the world are focused on finding a cure for coronavirus as quickly as possible. However, the creation of a vaccine is still far, so doctors are trying to use existing drugs for other diseases. Rambler says what is known about the drugs that are now treating coronavirus.
Antimalarial drugs
Antiviral drug “Remdesivir”
Canadian virologists have confirmed that the American antiviral drug Remdesivir can block coronavirus. It helps cells resist COVID-19 bacteria. However, so far the medicine cannot be tested in humans, since it must undergo clinical trials. Remdesivir has previously been used to treat Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and SARS-COV SARS. Both of these diseases are similar in structure to RNA with coronavirus.
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