Sofosbuvir as a potential option for the treatment of COVID-19

Acta Biomed. 2020 May 11;91(2):236-238. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i2.9609.

Abstract

Sofosbuvir may be a potential option in the treatment of COVID-19 based on the similarity between the replication mechanisms of the HCV and the coronavirus. According the limited experimental evidences, it is hypothesized that sofosbuvir might be a potential option to improve care of patients with COVID-19 especially at the start of the disease and before invasion of the virus into the lung parenchymal cells. Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir in treatment of COVID-19 may be considered in future clinical studies.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Betacoronavirus / drug effects*
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Drug Treatment
  • Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / drug therapy*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Sofosbuvir / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Sofosbuvir