Recent Studies on the Mechanisms and Adverse Effects of Medications Used in COVID-19 Patients
Magdy A Ibrahim, Mir Monir Hossain, Muhammad Kamal Hossain, Md Hasibur Rahman, Tasmuna Tamrin Tanmy, Mai S. Rashwan
To increase the success in Covid-19 treatment, many drug suggestions are presented, and some clinical
studies are shared in the literature. There have been some attempts to use some of these drugs in
combination. However, using more than one drug together may cause serious side effects on patients.
Therefore, detecting drug-drug interactions of the drugs used will be of great importance in the
treatment of Covid-19. In this study, some vital drugs and supplements used for Covid-19 treatment
with their mechanism of actions and possible adverse/side effects shed a light about their safety and
efficacy level. Moreover, some of these drugs are used together in Covid-19 treatment for better outcome
of treatment, thus the side effects caused by using these drugs together are shared. In this review, it
is aimed to facilitate the selection of proper drugs by the physicians and increase the success rate of
Covid-19 treatment according to the targeted patient.
