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Mpox Disease: The Antiviral Tecovirimat (TPOXX) Found Ineffective in Clinical Trial

The monkeypox virus (MPXV), called so because of its first discovery in monkeys kept in research facility in Denmark, is closely related to variola...

Molnupiravir becomes the first Oral Antiviral Drug to be included in WHO’s living Guidelines on COVID-19 Therapeutics 

WHO has updated its living guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics. The ninth update released on 03 March 2022 include a conditional recommendation on molnupiravir.  Molnupiravir has...

Could Merck’s Molnupiravir and Pfizer’s Paxlovid, the Two New Anti-Viral Drugs Against COVID-19 Hasten the End of the Pandemic?

Molnupiravir, the world’s first oral drug (approved by MHRA, UK) against COVID-19 along with upcoming drugs such as Paxlovid and sustained vaccination drive has raised hopes...

MM3122: A lead Candidate for Novel Antiviral drug against COVID-19

TMPRSS2 is an important drug target to develop anti-viral drugs against COVID-19. MM3122 is a lead candidate that has shown promising result in vitro and in...

Molnupiravir: A Game Changing Oral Pill for Treatment of COVID-19

Molnupiravir, a nucleoside analog of cytidine, a drug that has shown excellent oral bioavailability and promising results in Phase 1 and Phase 2 trials, could prove...

Thapsigargin (TG): A Potential Anti-cancer and Broad-spectrum Anti-viral Agent That May be Effective Against SARS-CoV-2

The plant derived agent, Thapsigargin (TG) has been used in traditional medicine for long time. TG has shown promises as a potential anti-cancer drug because of its...

A Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drug Candidate

BX795 is a newly developed broad-spectrum anti-viral drug candidate which can treat infections from Herpes Simplex Virus-1 and possibly from other viruses in both...

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