Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Molnupiravir Treatment in Mild/Moderate Covid-19 Patients.

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Molnupiravir Treatment in Mild/Moderate Covid-19 Patients. Turkey Cohort, Prospective, Observational, Comparative Study In the antiviral treatment of COVID-19, molnupiravir, an RdRp (RNA-dependent RNA polymerase) inhibitor, was the first agent shown to reduce death and hospitalization in a reliable/adequate phase-3 clinical trial. For this reason, molnupiravir has been approved for emergency use in many countries, including Turkey, as it is still an unmet need in the treatment of COVID-19. However, it is not yet known which factors related to the patient or the disease are important for this drug to be effective. In addition, since this is the first time it will be widely used, rare or long-term adverse effects have not been identified. Since molnupiravirin is known to exert antiviral activity by inducing mutations in the virus, there are some hypotheses that this effect may lead to the emergence of new and more dangerous variants.