Recent Studies on the Mechanisms and Adverse Effects of Medications Used in COVID-19 Patients

Abstract

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.