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DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2023-7-11-8

Yu.A. Larchenko1,2, O.Yu. Agapova2, G.G. Mar'in3, O.E. Vakhrushkina1, M.V. Kukharenok1, S.Yu. Nistor1, T.F. Guseva2, E.A. Medvedeva3, K.A. Zykov2,4

1E.O. Mukhin City Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russian Federation
2A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russian Federation
3RUDN University, Moscow, Russian Federation
4Research Institute of Pulmonology of the Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation

This article reviews data on the incidence of ARVIs and novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the Russian Federation and key antiviral therapies for ARVI and discusses recent published data on the use of various antivirals for COVID-19 treatment, with particular attention to potential biological drug targets. Data from several studies on the broad-spectrum antiviral drug riamilovir are addressed. Riamilovir was found to be highly effective with good tolerability and a favorable safety profile. The range of antiviral activity of riamilovir has significantly expanded over the past few years. In particular, this drug can be used for both the treatment and prevention of COVID-19. Riamilovir was approved by the Russian Ministry of Health not only for ARVI but also for COVID-19 infection and was included in the Clinical Protocol for the inpatient treatment of patients with COVID-19 admitted to Moscow public health system medical institutions. Moreover, riamilovir is also included in the Standard for the diagnosis and treatment of novel coronavirus infection in military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation as an etiologic agent of choice for COVID-19 treatment.

Keywords: antiviral therapy, riamilovir, ARVI, influenza, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19.
For citation: Larchenko Yu.A., Agapova O.Yu., Mar'in G.G., Vakhrushkina O.E., Kukharenok M.V., Nistor S.Yu., Guseva T.F., Medvedeva E.A., Zykov K.A. Antiviral therapy for COVID-19. Russian Medical Inquiry. 2023;7(11):759–765 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2023-7-11-8.

About the authors:
Yuliya A. Larchenko — Head of the Department of Pulmo-nology, E.O. Mukhin City Clinical Hospital; 17, Federativnyy av., Moscow, 111399, Russian Federation; senior laboratory assistant of the Department of the of the Faculty Therapy and Occupational Diseases of the N.A. Semashko Scientific Educational Institution of Clinical Medicine; A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry; 4, Dolgorukovskaya str., Moscow, 127006, Russian Federation.
Olga Yu. Agapova — C. Sc. (Med.), associate professor of the Department of the of the Faculty Therapy and Occupational Diseases of the N.A. Semashko Scientific Educational Institution of Clinical Medicine; A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry; 4, Dolgorukovskaya str., Moscow, 127006, Russian Federation.
German G. Mar'in — Dr. Sc. (Med.), Associate Professor, professor of the Department of Epidemiology, RUDN University; 6, Miklukho-Maklaya str., Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0003-2179-8421.
Olga E. Vakhrushkina — C. Sc. (Med.), pulmonologist of the Department of Pulmonology, E.O. Mukhin City Clinical Hospital; 17, Federativnyy av., Moscow, 111399, Russian Federation.
Mariya V. Kukharenok — pulmonologist of the Department of Pulmonology, E.O. Mukhin City Clinical Hospital; 17, Federativnyy av., Moscow, 111399, Russian Federation.
Svetlana Yu. Nistor — functional diagnostics doctor of the Department of Pulmonology, E.O. Mukhin City Clinical Hospital; 17, Federativnyy av., Moscow, 111399, Russian Federation.
Tatyana F. Guseva — C. Sc. (Med.), associate professor of the Department of the of the Faculty Therapy and Occupational Diseases of the N.A. Semashko Scientific Educational Institution of Clinical Medicine; A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry; 4, Dolgorukovskaya str., Moscow, 127006, Russian Federation.
Evgeniya A. Medvedeva — C. Sc. (Med.), assistant of the Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases and Gastroenterology, A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry; 4, Dolgorukovskaya str., Moscow, 127006, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0001-7786-3777.
Kirill A. Zykov — Dr. Sc. (Med.), Corresponding Member of the RAS, Professor of the RAS, Deputy Director for Scientific and Innovative Work, Research Institute of Pulmonology of the Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia; 28, Orekhovyy blvrd., Moscow, 115682, Russian Federation; Head of the Department of the of the Faculty Therapy and Occupational Diseases of the N.A. Semashko Scientific Educational Institution of Clinical Medicine; A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry; 4, Dolgorukovskaya str., Moscow, 127006, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0003-3385-2632.
Contact information: Olga Yu. Agapova, e-mail: o.yu.agapova@ya.ru.
Financial Disclosure: no authors have a financial or property interest in any material or method mentioned.
There is no conflict of interest.
Received 05.09.2023.
Revised 28.09.2023.
Accepted 23.10.2023.
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