[HTML][HTML] The emergence of powerful oral anti-COVID-19 drugs in the post-vaccine era

H Fan, F Lou, J Fan, M Li, Y Tong - The Lancet Microbe, 2022 - thelancet.com
The quest for effective drugs to treat COVID-19 has been a priority since the outbreak of the
disease. The clinical application of remdesivir has been greatly restricted by the need for …

The role of antiviral treatment in the COVID-19 pandemic

TK Burki - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2022 - thelancet.com
On Dec 22, 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use
authorisation for Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral, Paxlovid. Trial results released by the …

Molnupiravir for oral treatment of Covid-19 in nonhospitalized patients

A Jayk Bernal, MM Gomes da Silva… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Background New treatments are needed to reduce the risk of progression of coronavirus
disease 2019 (Covid-19). Molnupiravir is an oral, small-molecule antiviral prodrug that is …

Optimal dose and safety of molnupiravir in patients with early SARS-CoV-2: a Phase I, open-label, dose-escalating, randomized controlled study

SH Khoo, R Fitzgerald, T Fletcher… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives AGILE is a Phase Ib/IIa platform for rapidly evaluating COVID-19 treatments. In
this trial (NCT04746183) we evaluated the safety and optimal dose of molnupiravir in …

[HTML][HTML] Current status of oral antiviral drug treatments for SARS-CoV-2 infection in non-hospitalized patients

DV Parums - … science monitor: international medical journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
On 4 th November 2021, the first oral antiviral drug for COVID-19, molnupiravir (Lagevrio®),
received full regulatory approval from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory …

Phase 2/3 trial of molnupiravir for treatment of Covid-19 in nonhospitalized adults

Y Caraco, GE Crofoot, PA Moncada… - NEJM …, 2022 - evidence.nejm.org
Background Safe and effective oral treatments are needed to improve clinical outcomes for
nonhospitalized patients with Covid-19. Molnupiravir is an orally administered, small …

Molnupiravir: from hope to epic fail?

D Focosi - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Molnupiravir has been the first oral antiviral authorized for COVID-19 outpatients, reporting
extraordinary sales and preserved in vitro efficacy against Omicron sublineages so far …

A phase 2a clinical trial of molnupiravir in patients with COVID-19 shows accelerated SARS-CoV-2 RNA clearance and elimination of infectious virus

WA Fischer, JJ Eron Jr, W Holman, MS Cohen… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
There is an urgent need for an effective, oral, direct-acting therapeutic to block transmission
of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and prevent progression …

Pandemic COVID-19, an update of current status and new therapeutic strategies

A Vitiello, R La Porta, U Trama, F Ferrara, A Zovi… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2022 - Springer
The global COVID-19 pandemic is underway. In recent weeks, several countries throughout
the globe, and particularly in Europe, have experienced an exponential increase in the …

Randomized trial of molnupiravir or placebo in patients hospitalized with Covid-19

JR Arribas, S Bhagani, SM Lobo, I Khaertynova… - NEJM …, 2022 - evidence.nejm.org
Background Molnupiravir is an oral prodrug of β-d-N4-hydroxycytidine, active against SARS-
CoV-2 in vitro and in animal models. We report data from the phase 2 component of MOVe …