Table 1.

Quaternary ammonium compounds with known coronavirus activity

Molecule	Antiviral activity	Mechanism	FDA approved	Uses
Ammonium Chloride	Murine coronavirus, hepatitis C,	Lysosomotropic	Yes	Various uses including metabolic acidosis.
Cetylpyridinium chloride	Influenza, hepatitis B, poliovirus 1	Targets capsid and is lysosomotropic	Yes, GRAS	Antiseptic, mouthwash, cough lozenges, personal care products, cleaning agents etc.
Miramistin	HIV, influenza, herpes, SARS	Immunostimulating, targets capsid and is lysosomotropic	No, but is approved in Russia	Antiseptic