An update on drugs with therapeutic potential for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) treatment

S Drożdżal, J Rosik, K Lechowicz, F Machaj… - Drug Resistance …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the greatest threats to human health in the 21st century
with more than 257 million cases and over 5.17 million deaths reported worldwide (as of …

Drug repurposing against SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV

S Aherfi, B Pradines, C Devaux, S Honore… - Future …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, large in silico screening studies and
numerous in vitro studies have assessed the antiviral activity of various drugs on SARS-CoV …

[HTML][HTML] Development of remdesivir as a dry powder for inhalation by thin film freezing

S Sahakijpijarn, C Moon, JJ Koleng, DJ Christensen… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Remdesivir exhibits in vitro activity against SARS-CoV-2 and was granted approval for
emergency use. To maximize delivery to the lungs, we formulated remdesivir as a dry …

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 1 trial of inhaled and intranasal niclosamide: A broad spectrum antiviral candidate for treatment of COVID-19

V Backer, U Sjöbring, J Sonne, A Weiss… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is spreading globally and treatment
options remain limited. A formulation of niclosamide, a potent anti-SARS-CoV-2 agent and a …

Niclosamide shows strong antiviral activity in a human airway model of SARS-CoV-2 infection and a conserved potency against the Alpha (B. 1.1. 7), Beta (B. 1.351) …

A Weiss, F Touret, C Baronti, M Gilles, B Hoen… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
SARS-CoV-2 variants are emerging with potential increased transmissibility highlighting the
great unmet medical need for new therapies. Niclosamide is a potent anti-SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo pharmacokinetic study of remdesivir dry powder for inhalation in hamsters

S Sahakijpijarn, C Moon, ZN Warnken, EY Maier… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Remdesivir dry powder for inhalation was previously developed using thin film freezing
(TFF). A single-dose 24-h pharmacokinetic study in hamsters demonstrated that pulmonary …

A Niclosamide-releasing hot-melt extruded catheter prevents Staphylococcus aureus experimental biomaterial-associated infection

JA Vazquez-Rodriguez, B Shaqour, C Guarch-Pérez… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Biomaterial-associated infections are a major healthcare challenge as they are responsible
for high disease burden in critically ill patients. In this study, we have developed drug-eluting …

Emerging Process Modeling Capabilities for Dry Powder Operations for Inhaled Formulations

H Lou, L Ding, T Wu, W Li, R Khalaf… - Molecular …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dry powder inhaler (DPI) products are commonly formulated as a mixture of micronized drug
particles and large carrier particles, with or without additional fine particle excipients …

Novel inhalable nano-based/microparticles for enhanced sustained pulmonary delivery of remdesivir-a patient malleable treatment for coronaviruses infection: in vitro …

SA Fouad, FA Malaak, MH Teaima, S Omar… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2024 - Elsevier
Remdesivir (RDV) is an antiviral used in potential treatment of SARS-COV-2 infection during
the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. However, it is still limited to IV administration for …

[PDF][PDF] Lung Delivery Systems to Optimize Pharmacotherapy of COVID-19: A Concise Review

MG Alrashedi, AG Alrashedi, AS Ali… - J. Pharm. Res. Int, 2021 - researchgate.net
Background: COVID-19 is an ongoing viral pandemic caused by the SARS-COV-2 virus.
Several drugs were repurposed for its management; however, most of these drugs were not …