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None of the drugs has been scientifically proven to work well against the COVID-19 disease caused by the virus. They are drugs that have been developed to combat other diseases and viruses, such as malaria (chloroquine), ebola (the experimental remdesivir) and HIV (lopinavir / ritonavir).
‘Antiviral activity’ has been seen in test tubes, but the extent to which the drugs work in people with the new virus is still being investigated.
Doctors can prescribe the medication to people who are in the hospital with a serious pneumonia. Patients with mild symptoms should look without medication, which also has side effects. Remdesivir, which is only recommended in the most extreme case, is also still unknown in terms of safety and effectiveness.
Practitioners must properly inform people before they give the resources to their patients. Permission from the patient is required.
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