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Repurposed drugs give hope in India’s Covid fight

May 07, 2020, 12:02PM ISTSource: TOI.in

Lopinavir/ritonavir — a fixed-dose combination of drugs used for treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS — has been approved for use in Covid-19 patients.ICMR has identified over a dozen other drugs, including remdesivir (originally developed to treat Ebola), mycobacterium W (originally developed to treat leprosy), disulfiram (drug for treatment of alcohol dependence) and resveratrol (a natural compound from grape which is under clinical trials for heart and other diseases), which could be used for treating Covid-19. Some of these drugs are undergoing clinical trials in India, sources said.

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