A pill to treat COVID could be coming soon, scientists say - NJ.com

Sep 24, 2021

Antiviral drugs in pill form are currently in development in clinical trials, and scientists say they could be on the market within months.

Antiviral drugs in pill form are currently in development in clinical trials, and scientists say they could be on the market within months.

At least three antiviral drugs for COVID-19 are in clinical trials, with results from those clinical trials to be expected by late fall or early winter, according to Carl Dieffenbach, director of the Division of AIDS at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

According to Kaiser Health News, these drugs work by blocking “the virus’s ability to replicate in human cells.”.

So far, the only antiviral treatment for COVID-19 approved by the FDA is remdesivir?

Unlike the three drugs currently being studied, remdesivir can only be given intravenously to patients sick enough to be hospitalized with the coronavirus, according to the FDA?