An OTC Antiviral Drug Candidate for Children of 6+ Years Old
May 15, 2020
• Dimetapp Children's Cold & Allergy
(Two Active Ingredients: Brompheniramine-C16H19BrN2 and Phenylephrine-C9H13NO2)
Dietary Supplements & OTC Drugs as Antiviral Drug Candidates
The main target zones of a drug molecule are instructed in the round brackets.
•Pantethine (Alveolar walls & upper respiratory tract. A broad-spectrum agent)
• Glutamine (Alveolar walls. A broad-spectrum agent)
• Resveratrol (Oxygen-rich spots near alveoli & brain.) [1]
• Melatonin (Alveolar walls & blood. A broad-spectrum agent) [1-5]
•Vitamin B12 (Act as an immune defender responding to CD4)[6]
• Nicotine Patch (Alveolar walls & liver. A broad-spectrum agent)[7]
•Fexofenadine (Upper respiratory tract) [8-10]
•Quercetin (A family member of Favipiravir)[11-15]
•α-Cyclodextrin (Alveolar walls & blood vessels) New
[1] Victoria Yunez Behm, et al., "Personalized Nutrition & the COVID-19 Era", prepared by the Personalized Nutrition & COVID-19 Task Force of the American Nutrition Association, updated May 5, 2020.
[2] ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04353128.
[3] Rui Zhang et al., "COVID-19: Melatonin as a potential adjuvant treatment",
Life Sciences, Vol. 250, 1 June 2020.
[4] George Anderson & Russel J. Reiter, "Melatonin: Roles in influenza, Covid‐19, and other viral infections",
Reviews in Medical Virology, 21 April 2020.
[5] Admin, "Dr. Neel a pioneer in treating COVID-19 patients with melatonin",
The Devine News, May 8, 2020.
[6] ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04395768.
[7] "French scientists to test theory that nicotine combats COVID-19",
HEALTH NEWS-Paris(Reuters), April 27, 2020.
[8] Mohammad Injamul Hoq, et al., "Is COVID-19 spreading and curing silently: an observation of three family clusters in Bangladesh",
J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol , 2020, 31(6).
[9] Takeshi Arashiro, et al, "COVID-19 in 2 Persons with Mild Upper Respiratory Tract Symptoms on a Cruise Ship, Japan"(Figure),
Emerg Infect Dis. , 2020, 26(6).
[10] Henry Ford Health System Staff, "Over-The-Counter Remedies To Ease COVID-19 Symptoms",
Henry Ford Health System, December 12, 2020
[11] Amr K. Ahmed, et al, "Effects of Quadruple Therapy: Zinc, Quercetin, Bromelain and Vitamin C on the Clinical Outcomes of Patients Infected with COVID-19",
Rea Int J of End and
Diabe., August 29, 2020.
[12] "Supplements For COVID-19: Quercetin Emerging As An Adjuvant For COVID-19 Treatments",
Thailand Medical News, August 13, 2020.
[13] ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04578158
[14] ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04377789
[15] ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04468139