REPURPOSING OF AZITHROMYCIN AS AN ANTI-VIRAL DRUG
Dr. Poonam Salwan*, Dr. Shalini Salwan
ABSTRACT
Azithromycin is a broad‐spectrum macrolide antibiotic with a long half‐life and it is primarily used for the treatment of respiratory, enteric, and genitourinary bacterial infections. It is not approved for the treatment of viral infections, and there is no well‐controlled, prospective, randomized clinical evidence to support azithromycin therapy in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). This work assesses published and clinical evidence for azithromycin as an agent with antiviral properties.
Keywords: Azithromycin, macrolides, coronavirus.
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