Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19: Potential Mechanism of Action Against SARS-CoV-2.

Sairaj SatarkerTejas AhujaMadhuparna BanerjeeVignesh Balaji EShagun DograTushar AgarwalMadhavan Nampoothiri

Published in: Current pharmacology reports (2020)

This review attempts to summarize the MOA of CQ/HCQ and its side effects. The existing literature hints that till date, the role of CQ/HCQ in COVID-19 may be sceptical, and further studies are warranted for obtaining a therapeutic option that could be effectively used across the world to rise out from this pandemic.

Keyphrases

sars cov
coronavirus disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
systematic review