Covid-19: what treatments are being investigated?
E Mahase - 2020 - bmj.com
2020•bmj.com
With no current specific treatment for covid-19, the race is on to develop or repurpose drugs
to help end the epidemic. The World Health Organization has now launched the
SOLIDARITY trial to investigate four potential treatments: remdesivir, chloroquine/
hydroxychloroquine; lopinavir and ritonavir; and lopinavir and ritonavir plus interferon-β. 1
The trial will not be double blind, as WHO said it needed to find a balance between gold
standard research practice and speed, but it will include thousands of patients from several …
to help end the epidemic. The World Health Organization has now launched the
SOLIDARITY trial to investigate four potential treatments: remdesivir, chloroquine/
hydroxychloroquine; lopinavir and ritonavir; and lopinavir and ritonavir plus interferon-β. 1
The trial will not be double blind, as WHO said it needed to find a balance between gold
standard research practice and speed, but it will include thousands of patients from several …
With no current specific treatment for covid-19, the race is on to develop or repurpose drugs to help end the epidemic. The World Health Organization has now launched the SOLIDARITY trial to investigate four potential treatments: remdesivir, chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine; lopinavir and ritonavir; and lopinavir and ritonavir plus interferon-β. 1 The trial will not be double blind, as WHO said it needed to find a balance between gold standard research practice and speed, but it will include thousands of patients from several countries.
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