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. 2020 Jul 30;28(2):745–764. doi: 10.1007/s40199-020-00359-4

Table 3.

The definition of molecules which are assumed to be effective in the disruption of the COVID-19 Replication

Drug name Category Mechanism on COVID-19 Preclinical studies Human clinical studies
Danoprevir Anti HCV(in China) Chymotrypsin-like protease inhibitor [91] in silico [109] NCT04291729, NCT04345276
Ritonavir Anti HIV Chymotrypsin-like protease inhibitor [91] in silico, in vitro, animal models [109]

NCT04291729,

+Lopinavir: NCT04307693, NCT04330690, NCT04321174, NCT04276688, NCT04321993, NCT04315948

Lopinavir Anti HIV Protease inhibitor in silico, in vitro, animal models [100, 109] NCT04307693
Remdesivir Nucleotide analog (investigational) Rd Rp inhibitor, premature termination of RNA replication in vitro [99]

NCT04292899

NCT04292730

NCT04280705

NCT04321616

NCT04302766

Clevudine Anti HBV (in South Korea and the Philippines). Rd Rp inhibitor, premature termination of RNA replication NR NCT04347915
Beclabuvir Anti HCV Rd Rp inhibitor [96] in vitro [91] NR
Sofosbuvir Anti HCV Rd Rp inhibitor in silico [110] IRCT20200128046294N2
Daclatasvir Anti HCV NSP inhibitor in silico [109] IRCT20200128046294N2
Zinc Microelement Rd Rp inhibitor NR NCT04335084, NCT04351490, NCT04342728, NCT04326725, NCT04334512
Ribavirin Anti HCV (Nucleotide analog) RdRp inhibitor, premature termination of RNA replication in silico [110] NCT04276688, NCT04293887, NCT04306497
Methylcobalamin Vitamin B12 NSP12 blocker, RdRp inhibitor indirectly in silico [84] NCT04407572
Nelfinavir Anti-HIV Protease inhibitor in vitro [111] NR
Chloroquine Anti-malaria inhibit orf1ab, ORF3a, ORF10, ORF8 and envelope protein in vitro [79] (mentioned Table 2)
Hydroxychloroquine Anti-malaria Reduce replication in vitro [79] (mentioned Table 2)
Favipiravir Anti-influenza (in Japan) mRNA translation interruption [104], Envelope, and ORF7a protein inhibitor in silico [109]

61.21% recovery after 7 days on COVID-19 (ChiCTR2000030254) [112]

NCT04345419, NCT04349241

Ivermectin Anthelmintic Nucleocapsid protein inhibitor in vitro [107] NCT04343092, NCT04351347, NCT04345419,

NR, Not Reported; HCV, Hepatitis C Virus; HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus; RdRp, RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase; HBV, Hepatitis B Virus; NSP,non-structural protein; ORF, Open Reading Frame