Discovery, Development, and Patent Trends on Molnupiravir: A Prospective Oral Treatment for COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic needs no introduction at present. Only a few treatments are available for this disease, including remdesivir and favipiravir. Accordingly, the pharmaceutical industry is striving to develop new treatments for COVID-19. Molnupiravir,
Mandeep Kumar Arora
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Effectiveness and safety of molnupiravir among patients with mild to moderate COVID-19: a prospective, observational, cohort study [PDF]
This study evaluates the effect of molnupiravir on clinical improvement, viral clearance and antibody responses of COVID-19 patients who previously developed immunity through vaccination or prior infection.
Serap Şimşek-Yavuz +35 more
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Repurposing Molnupiravir for COVID-19: The Mechanisms of Antiviral Activity
Molnupiravir is a β-d-N4-hydroxycytidine-5′-isopropyl ester (NHC) compound that exerts antiviral activity against various RNA viruses such as influenza, SARS, and Ebola viruses.
Zheng Yao Low +2 more
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Molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir were the first available oral antivirals (OAs) active against SARS-CoV-2. Trials evaluating the efficacy of OAs involved patients unvaccinated and infected with variants different from those currently circulating.
Riccardo Scotto +2 more
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SARS-CoV-2 Error Catastrophe Under Molnupiravir: Mutagenic Enhancement Enables Viral Persistence with Impaired Fitness [PDF]
Molnupiravir induces mutations that render severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) replication-competent through error catastrophe mechanisms.
Yuriko Tomita +3 more
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Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Single and Multiple Doses of Molnupiravir in Healthy Male Chinese Adults: An Open‐Label, Fixed Sequence, Phase 1 Study [PDF]
Molnupiravir is an orally administered prodrug of β‐D‐N4‐hydroxycytidine (NHC) that is conditionally approved in China for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID‐19 in nonhospitalized adults at high risk of disease progression.
Jixiang Zhu +10 more
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Molnupiravir: A Versatile Prodrug against SARS-CoV-2 Variants
The nucleoside analog β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine is the active metabolite of the prodrug molnupiravir and is accepted as an efficient drug against COVID-19.
Lalitkumar K Vora +2 more
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Sustained clinical remission and long-term safety of molnupiravir as first-line therapy for effusive feline infectious peritonitis: a 40-week retrospective study [PDF]
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a highly fatal disease caused by feline coronavirus (FCoV). Although the acute clinical efficacy of molnupiravir as first-line therapy has been recognized, there are limited data regarding the long-term durability ...
Thiti Surakitkoson +4 more
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Effectiveness comparison of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir versus molnupiravir in COVID-19 patients with comorbidities in Taiwan: a multi-centre electronic health record study [PDF]
Background COVID-19 patients frequently present with various comorbidities. Two developed antiviral medications, nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and molnupiravir, have been utilized in COVID-19 patients; but comparisons of the effectiveness between nirmatrelvir ...
Wen-Kuang Lin +17 more
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Molnupiravir is an antiviral drug with a broad spectrum of activity against RNA viruses. The safety of molnupiravir in clinical trials with COVID-19 was analyzed.
A. L. Khokhlov, J. V. Rybachkova
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