New perspectives on antimicrobial agents: molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir for treatment of COVID-19

RL Atmar, N Finch - Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has emerged to cause
pandemic respiratory disease in the past 2 years, leading to significant worldwide morbidity …

Molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir: oral coronavirus disease 2019 antiviral drugs

LD Saravolatz, S Depcinski… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
At a crucial time with rapid spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant globally, the United States Food and Drug Administration …

[HTML][HTML] Oral Molnupiravir and Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir for the Treatment of COVID-19: A Literature Review with a Focus on Real-World Evidence

I Karniadakis, N Mazonakis, C Tsioutis… - Infectious Disease …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vaccines remain the cornerstone of medical prevention and are highly effective in reducing
the risk of severe disease and death due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In the …

Real-world effectiveness of molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir as treatments for COVID-19 in patients at high risk

D Paraskevis, M Gkova, K Mellou… - The Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Using a retrospective cohort study design, we aimed to evaluate the
effectiveness of molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in patients with SARS-CoV-2 who …

Efficacy and safety of molnupiravir for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JJ Malin, S Weibel, H Gruell… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background The role of molnupiravir for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment is
unclear. Methods We conducted a systematic review until 1 November 2022 searching for …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of molnupiravir vs nirmatrelvir-ritonavir in non-hospitalised and hospitalised patients with COVID-19: a target trial emulation study

EYF Wan, VKC Yan, ZCT Wong, CSL Chui… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir have emerged as promising options for
COVID-19 treatment, but direct comparisons of their effectiveness have been limited. This …

[HTML][HTML] Oral nirmatrelvir/ritonavir therapy for COVID-19: the dawn in the dark?

YP Hung, JC Lee, CW Chiu, CC Lee, PJ Tsai, IL Hsu… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid™) is an effective and safe antiviral drug that inhibits the main
protease (Mpro), 3CL protease, of SARS-CoV-2. A reduction in COVID-19-related …

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 …

Molnupiravir for the treatment of non-severe COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 14 randomized trials with 34 570 patients

M Sun, H Lai, J Huang, J Liu, Y Li, J Tian… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Molnupiravir has been considered a promising candidate for COVID-19. Its
efficacy and safety in non-severe COVID-19 patients and the differences between patients …

[HTML][HTML] First-generation oral antivirals against SARS-CoV-2

P Sendi, RR Razonable, SB Nelson, A Soriano… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Oral drugs against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) have received emergency use authorization for the treatment of mild-to-moderate …