Review of therapeutic agents for the treatment of COVID-19

Shadi Ziaie; Mehran Koucheck; MirMohammad Miri; Sara Salarian; Seyedpouzhia Shojaei; Mehrdad Haghighi; Mohammad Sistanizad

doi:10.22037/jcma.v5i1.29760

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Anesthesia (Apr 2020)

Review of therapeutic agents for the treatment of COVID-19

Shadi Ziaie,
Mehran Koucheck,
MirMohammad Miri,
Sara Salarian,
Seyedpouzhia Shojaei,
Mehrdad Haghighi,
Mohammad Sistanizad

Affiliations

Shadi Ziaie: PhD, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Mehran Koucheck: MD, Critical Care Medicine Ward, Anesthesiology Department, Imam Hossein (A.S.) Medical and Educational Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
MirMohammad Miri: MD, Critical Care Medicine Ward, Anesthesiology Department, Imam Hossein (A.S.) Medical and Educational Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Sara Salarian: MD, Critical Care Medicine Ward, Anesthesiology Department, Imam Hossein (A.S.) Medical and Educational Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Seyedpouzhia Shojaei: MD, Critical Care Medicine Ward, Anesthesiology Department, Imam Hossein (A.S.) Medical and Educational Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mehrdad Haghighi: MD, Department of Infectious Disease, Imam Hossein (A.S.) Medical and Educational Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Sistanizad: 1- PhD, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2- Critical Care Medicine Ward, Anesthesiology Department, Imam Hossein (A.S.) Medical and Educational Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22037/jcma.v5i1.29760
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 32 – 36

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In late December 2019, a cluster of unexplained pneumonia cases has been reported in Wuhan, China, named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID -19) which has been spreading in 204 countries. In this review, the mains pharmaceutical option quoted previously and especially available for ICU patients are reviewed.

covid-19, pharmacotherapy, antiviral, immunomodulators

Published in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Anesthesia

ISSN: 2538-2462 (Print); 2476-5120 (Online)
Publisher: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Anesthesiology
Website: http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/jcma/index

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