Classical & Potential Antiviral Agents

  • Compound Remdesivir
  • Class Antiviral
  • Human Studies Yes
  • FDA Approved Yes

Drug repurposing has formed a major part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a number of broad-spectrum and specific antiviral inhibitors continue to be examined.

Remdesivir: a nucleotide analogue prodrug that inhibits the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of SARS-CoV-2.