COVID-19 in Pharmaceuticals 2023
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023)
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Special Issue Information
COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) concerns the worldwide outbreak of pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. The exceptionally rapid spread of the disease, which affects any age group, has highlighted the urgent need for prophylactic and curative treatments. Consequently, combatting SARS-CoV-2 has emerged as a tremendous challenge gathering efforts from academia, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, international organizations, as well as governments and philanthropic associations.
This Special Issue welcomes opinions, brief reports, communications, research articles, and reviews on these treatments.
Keywords: antibodies; antiviral agent; convalescent serum; coronavirus; COVID-19; curative treatment; dietary supplement; immunity; inhibitors; plasma; PCR; prophylactic treatment; protein-based therapy; RNA; SARS-CoV-2; serological test; small molecules; traditional medicine; vaccine; 2019-nCoV
Prof. Dr. Amélia Pilar Rauter
Prof. Dr. Mary J. Meegan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- • antibodies • antiviral agent • convalescent serum • coronavirus • COVID-19 • curative treatment • dietary supplement • immunity • inhibitors • plasma • PCR • prophylactic treatment • protein-based therapy • RNA • SARS-CoV-2 • serological test • small molecules • traditional medicine
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