The Protease Inhibitor Lopinavir, Boosted with Ritonavir, as Treatment for COVID-19: A Rapid Review
Author(s) -
Jienchi Dorward,
Oghenekome Gbinigie,
Ting Cai,
Nia Roberts,
Nigel Garrett,
Gail Hayward,
Christopher Butler
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
antiviral therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2040-2058
pISSN - 1359-6535
DOI - 10.3851/imp3385
Subject(s) - lopinavir , ritonavir , medicine , lopinavir/ritonavir , randomized controlled trial , retrospective cohort study , confounding , covid-19 , viral load , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , disease , antiretroviral therapy , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The HIV protease inhibitor lopinavir, boosted with ritonavir, has been used off-label to treat COVID-19. We aimed to synthesize the clinical evidence for lopinavir/ritonavir as a treatment for COVID-19.
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