SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis

MM Lamers, BL Haagmans - Nature reviews microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has
caused a devastating pandemic. Although most people infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop …

Molnupiravir: first approval

YY Syed - Drugs, 2022 - Springer
Molnupiravir (Lagevrio®) is an orally-administered antiviral prodrug that inhibits replication
of RNA viruses through viral error induction. It is being developed by Merck and Ridgeback …

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 …

Real-world effectiveness of early molnupiravir or nirmatrelvir–ritonavir in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 without supplemental oxygen requirement on admission …

CKH Wong, ICH Au, KTK Lau, EHY Lau… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Data on the effectiveness of oral antivirals in patients with mild-to-moderate
COVID-19 are urgently needed. This retrospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the …

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 …

Effectiveness of molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir–ritonavir in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a target trial emulation study

EYF Wan, VKC Yan, AHY Mok, B Wang… - Annals of internal …, 2023 - acpjournals.org
Background: Whether hospitalized patients benefit from COVID-19 oral antivirals is
uncertain. Objective: To examine the real-world effectiveness of molnupiravir and …

[HTML][HTML] Molnupiravir—a step toward orally bioavailable therapies for Covid-19

R Whitley - New England Journal of Medicine, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in substantial global morbidity and mortality as well as
disruption of the economies of virtually every country. 1 Some of this tragedy could have …

Molnupiravir: A lethal mutagenic drug against rapidly mutating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2—A narrative review

S Masyeni, M Iqhrammullah… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Broad‐spectrum antiviral agents targeting viral RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp)
are expected to be a key therapeutic strategy in the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 …

Shifting to serious illness communication

J Jacobsen, R Bernacki, J Paladino - Jama, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Advance care planning originally focused on the completion of advance directives and tries
to address this need by preparing patients for decision-making …

Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and molnupiravir in the treatment of mild/moderate COVID-19: results of a real-life study

I Gentile, R Scotto, N Schiano Moriello, B Pinchera… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir were the first available oral antivirals (OAs) active against
SARS-CoV-2. Trials evaluating the efficacy of OAs involved patients unvaccinated and …