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Introduction: COVID-19 outbreak has infected 34 20 million people with 1019 thousand deaths in more than 125 countries till 30(th) September 2020 Due to unavailability of vaccine or targeted novel drug therapy against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), screening of existential medical treatments facilitates identification of promising drugs for the treatment and management of COVID-19 Areas covered: The review article highlights repurposing of antiviral, antimalarial, antineoplastic, antidiabetic, analgesic and immunomodulatory drugs Furthermore, clinical trials, in-vitro studies, benefits, adverse effects, toxicities, mechanisms of action and regulatory status of drugs are covered in this article Expert opinion: Lack of conclusive results from randomized clinical trials indicate absence of specific drugs for treatment of COVID-19 Unavailability of complete data regarding safety, efficacy and adverse reactions of drugs restricts the recommendation of clinical advice on dose and duration of the drug therapy Remdesivir and favipiravir show promising outcomes but more clinical evidence is required for use in large populations Experimental and repurposed drug therapies targeting spike and envelope proteins, M(pro), 3CL(pro) and PL(pro) enzymes and RdRp and TMPRSS2 genes show capability to produce effective anti-SARS-CoV-2 action Development of vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 will offer long-term solution to terminate spread of this global pandemic
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