Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2020, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (6): 321-325.
DOI: 10.19803/j.1672-8629.2020.06.01

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Application and Evaluation of Arbidol in Treating Viral Diseases

PANG Wenyuan, WANG Qiaoyu, ZHAO Zhigang*   

  1. Department of Pharmacy, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
  • Received:2020-04-02 Revised:2020-06-22 Online:2020-06-15 Published:2020-06-01

Abstract: Since the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, research on antiviral drugs has continued. Arbidol is a broad-spectrum antiviral drug mainly used for anti-influenza. The success of the vitro cell test on SARS-CoV-2 attracted clinical attention and arbidol began to be used in the treatment of COVID-19. However, because of our limited knowledge of the pharmacological mechanism, clinical application evaluation and pharmaceutical care of arbidol, its clinical use was limited. Based on the relevant literature and reference at home and abroad, this paper summarizes the basic information of arbidol, the pharmacological basis of treating viral diseases with arbidol, the application and evaluation of arbidol against viral diseases in order to provide reference for the safe and effective use of arbidol in the treatment of COVID-19.

Key words: arbidol, COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, clinical application

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