Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
Pharmacol Res. 2022 May;179:106201. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106201. Epub 2022 Apr 1.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had grounded the world to a standstill. As the disease continues to rage two years on, it is apparent that effective therapeutics are critical for a successful endemic living with COVID-19. A dearth in suitable antivirals has prompted researchers and healthcare professionals to investigate existing and developmental drugs against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although some of these drugs initially appeared to be promising for the treatment of COVID-19, they were ultimately found to be ineffective. In this review, we provide a retrospective analysis on the merits and limitations of some of these drugs that were tested against SARS-CoV-2 as well as those used for adjuvant therapy. While many of these drugs are no longer part of our arsenal for the treatment of COVID-19, important lessons can be learnt. The recent inclusion of molnupiravir and Paxlovid™ as treatment options for COVID-19 represent our best hope to date for endemic living with COVID-19. Our viewpoints on these two drugs and their prospects as current and future antiviral agents will also be provided.
2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行使世界陷入停顿。随着这种疾病持续肆虐两年,显然有效的治疗方法对于成功地与 COVID-19 共存至关重要。缺乏合适的抗病毒药物促使研究人员和医疗保健专业人员研究针对严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2(SARS-CoV-2)的现有和开发中的药物。尽管其中一些药物最初似乎对治疗 COVID-19 有一定的希望,但最终发现它们无效。在这篇综述中,我们对针对 SARS-CoV-2 以及用于辅助治疗的一些药物的优点和局限性进行了回顾性分析。虽然这些药物中的许多已不再是我们治疗 COVID-19 的武器库的一部分,但仍可以从中吸取重要的经验教训。莫那比拉韦和 Paxlovid™最近被纳入 COVID-19 的治疗选择,这是我们迄今为止对 COVID-19 共存的最佳希望。我们对这两种药物的观点以及它们作为当前和未来抗病毒药物的前景也将提供。
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