Lopinavir/ritonavir: Repurposing an old drug for HIV infection in COVID-19 treatment

Currently, there is no specific antiviral treatment for COVID-19. However, drugs previously developed to treat other viral infections are being tested to verify if they might also be effective against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Twenty years ago, the F.D.A. approved Lopinavir/ritonav...

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Main Authors: Paola Magro, Isabella Zanella, Marta Pescarolo, Francesco Castelli, Eugenia Quiros-Roldan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Biomedical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417020302031