March 23, 2020

Effectiveness and safety of antiviral or antibody treatments for coronavirus.

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Testing and Treatment

• The authors conducted a comprehensive literature review on the effectiveness and safety of antiviral therapies for COVID-19 and found that the current evidence on the effectiveness and safety of antiviral therapies is inconclusive. In particular, ribavirin has not shown conclusive effectiveness and may cause harmful adverse events. 

Rios et al. (Mar 19, 2020). Effectiveness and safety of antiviral or antibody treatments for coronavirus. Pre-print downloaded Mar 23 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.19.20039008