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. 2021 Jan 25;11(2):94. doi: 10.1007/s13205-021-02657-3

Table 5.

Summary of meta-analysis conducted by several groups for the treatment of COVID-19

S.N. Therapeutic drug Common name Target Comments/significance References
1 Chloroquine derives hydroxy-chloroquine Aralen/plaquenil SARS-CoV 2 More useful to improve clinical and virological outcomes. But reduce mortality Million et al. (2020), Pathak et al. (2020), Siemieniuk et al. (2020)
2 Dexamethasone Decadron SARS-CoV 2 Risk of mortality and benefits for severing clinical condition patients Abeldano Zuniga et al. (2020), Siemieniuk et al. (2020)
3 Lopinavir-Ritonavir Kaletra HIV, SARS-CoV 2 Risk of mortality, adverse events Abeldano Zuniga et al. (2020), Siemieniuk et al. (2020)
4 Remdesivir with placebo Veklury Ebola, COVID-19 Risk of mortality Abeldano Zuniga et al. (2020), Siemieniuk et al. (2020)
5 Hydroxy-chloroquine with azithromycin Aralen/plaquenil and zitromax SARS-CoV 2 Not alter the rate of risk of virologic cure and risk of mortality, Not different from hydroxy-chloroquine alone Ayele Mega et al. (2020), Chen et al. (2020c), (Tang et al. (2020), Fiolet et al. (2020), Abeldano Zuniga et al. (2020), Siemieniuk et al. (2020)
6 Tolicizumab Actemra Lower mortality was 12% Malgie et al. (2020)
7 Convalescent Plasma NA SARS-CoV 2 Mortality and virological clearance Abeldano Zuniga et al. (2020), Siemieniuk et al. (2020)
8 Vaccine vs placebo NA SARS-CoV 2 Significantly increase IgG level than placebo, total local events also changed (P > 0.05) Yuan et al. (2020)