Acta Scientific Microbiology (ASMI) (ISSN: 2581-3226)

Commentary Volume 3 Issue 9

Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine: An Important First Step of Searching for Evidence to Prevent COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)

Indranil Chatterjee1*, Toumica Ghosh1, Sanchari Chatterjee1, Suman Kumar Nath1, Rakhi Bakuli2 and Soumitra Sahana3

1Assistant Professor, Birbhum Pharmacy School, Birbhum, West Bengal, India
2Assistant Professor, P.G Institute of Medical Sciences, Chandrakona Town, Paschim Midnapore, West Bengal, India
3B. Pharm, Birbhum Pharmacy School, Birbhum, West Bengal, India

*Corresponding Author: Indranil Chatterjee, Assistant Professor, Birbhum Pharmacy School, Birbhum, West Bengal, India.

Received: July 06, 2020; Published: August 18, 2020

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Extreme intense respiratory disorder coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the infection that causes coronavirus illness 2019 (Covid-19), has created an overall pandemic. The interference of its spread relies upon a blend of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic intercessions. Beigel., et al. have given in the Journal the principal report of a powerful treatment for Covid-19, coming about because of a thoroughly structured and led clinical trial [1].

It is surprising that a randomized, fake treatment controlled preliminary of a possible antiviral treatment for an infection whose pathogenesis is as yet not completely characterized was done at numerous global locales during a pandemic.

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Citation

Citation: Indranil Chatterjee., et al. “Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine: An Important First Step of Searching for Evidence to Prevent COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)". Acta Scientific Microbiology 3.9 (2020): 23-26.




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