Coronavirus: HIV drugs can be used in severe cases, says ICMR

According to ICMR experts, the inclusion of the anti-HIV drugs for treating Covid-19 was based on earlier evidence about their effectiveness against SARS and MERS coronaviruses that led to outbreaks in different parts of the world in 2002-03 and 2012, respectively, as well as the docking studies conducted by National Institute of Virology, Pune.
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news