G. Drug R&D 101

 
Fluvoxamine (Blood vessels, heart, brain, & alveolar walls.)[23]
 
Losmapimod (Blood vessels, heart, brain, & alveolar walls.)[24]
 
Ergometrine (Alveolar walls & upper respiratory tract )
 
Ridogrel (Alveoli & upper respiratory tract )
 
Opaganib (Upper respiratory tract & blood.)[19]
 
Erythropoietin (Upper respiratory tract & blood.)[17-18]
 
Fenfluramine (Alveolar walls & upper respiratory tract.)
 
Tazemetostat (Upper respiratory tract & blood.)
 
Acalabrutinib (Oxygen-rich spots near alveoli)[10]
 
Alextinib (Alveolar walls, upper respiratory tract, & blood.)
 
Selinexor (Blood, oxygen-rich zones, fatty acid.)[1-2]
 
Dexamethasone (Upper respiratory tract)[3-5, 16]
 
Colchicine (Blood & blood vessels.)[6-9, 15, 20]
 

II. Mild to Moderate Symptom-Related Agents

Benzonatate-dry cough.
 
Diclofenac-fever & pain.
 
Famotidine-short breath [11-14, 22].
 
Levocabastine-red eyes.
 

III. Symptom-Related Agents for Children

Fluticasone (C22H27F3O4S)-short breath (main targets: upper respiratory tract & bronchi).
 
Montelukast (C35H36ClNO3S)-short breath (main targets: alveoli & bronchi.)[21]


The drug list will be updated with the advancement of therapeutic practices.

[1] ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04349098. April 16, 2020.

[2] ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04355676. April 21, 2020.

[3] ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04325061. March 27, 2020.

[4] ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04327401. March 31, 2020.

[5] ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04347980. April 15, 2020.

[6] ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04328480. March 31, 2020.

[7] ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04350320. April 17, 2020.

[8] ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04355143. April 21, 2020.

[9] ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04375202. May 5, 2020.

[10] M. Roschewski et al., Sci. Immunol.10.1126/sciimmunol.abd0110 (2020).

[11] Brendan Borrell, doi:10.1126/science.abc4739.

[12] Janowitz T, et al. Gut 2020;0:1–6. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321852.

[13] Daniel E Freedberg, et al., doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.01.20086694.

[14] Robert W. Malone, et al., https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0340-7490.

[15] Spyridon G. Deftereos, et al., doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.13136.

[16] Peter W Horby, et al., doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.22.20137273.

[17] Azar Hadadi1, et al., J Med Virol., 08 April 2020.

[18] Hannelore Ehrenreich, et al., Molecular Medicine, 16 June 2020.

[19] "Severe COVID-19 patients benefit from RedHill’s opaganib", the pharma letter, 24-06-2020.

[20] Scarsi M, et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2020;0:1–4. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217712.

[21] Colin D. Funk& Ali Ardakani, Front. Pharmacol., 06 August 2020, doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2020.01214.

[22] Jeffrey F. Mather, et al, "Impact of Famotidine Use on Outcomes of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients", 2020 Aug 14. Am J Gastroenterol.

[23] Eric J. Lenze, et al., “Fluvoxamine vs Placebo and Clinical Deterioration in Outpatients With Symptomatic COVID-19”, JAMA, November 12, 2020. -->

[24] ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04511819. November 25, 2020.

[25] John McCoy, et al., “Proxalutamide Reduces the Rate of Hospitalization for COVID-19 Male Outpatients: A Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trial”, Front. Med., 19 July 2021