COVID - 19 Medicine & Products

Favipiravir (6-Fluoro-3-hydroxypyrazine-2-carboxamide), a purine nucleic acid analog that has been developed by Toyama Chemical in Japan for a treatment of viral infections including influenza.3 This has recently been evaluated and was found to be a promising choice in management of COVID-19. It works by inhibiting RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) enzyme, a key enzyme impeding replication of RNA viruses.

Remdesivir is an investigational drug being studied to treat coronavirus infection, also known as COVID-19. It has not been approved by the FDA for general use. However, the FDA is now allowing remdesivir to be used in human studies and for emergency use in certain hospitalized patients. More information should be provided by the doctor from either the Informed Consent form for a study or the FDA Fact Sheet for Patients and Parents/Caregivers for emergency use.

Tetracycline is used to treat many different bacterial infections of the skin, intestines, respiratory tract, urinary tract, genitals, lymph nodes, and other body systems. It is often used in treating severe acne, or sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia.

A Hand sanitizer is a cleaning agent that is in the form of a liquid, gel, or foam that is generally used to clean the hands and rid it of infectious agents. The best thing to do is to use soap and water to clean your hand while giving it up to 30 seconds to work. In case you are unable to get your hands on soap and water, a sanitizer comes handy.

Doxycycline is a prescription antibiotic medication indicated for the treatment of the following infections and diseases: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus fever and the typhus group, Q fever, rickettsialpox, and tick fevers, respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections.