According to a new study from National Institutes of Health scientists, the experimental antiviral drug MK-4482 significantly decreased levels of virus and disease damage in the lungs of hamsters treated for SARS-CoV-2 infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. MK-4482, delivered orally, is now in human clinical trials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remdesivir, an antiviral drug already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use against COVID-19, must be provided intravenously, making its use primarily limited to clinical settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scientists found MK-4482 treatment effective when provided up to 12 hours before or 12 hours after infecting the hamsters with SARS-CoV-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These data suggest that MK-4482 treatment potentially could mitigate high-risk exposures to SARS-CoV-2, and might be used to treat established SARS-CoV-2 infection alone or possibly in combination with other agents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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