Synthetic peptides are promising therapeutic candidates for Covid-19

According to GlobalData’s Pharma Intelligence Center Pipeline Drugs Database, there are 21 peptide drugs in development for the treatment of COVID-19, including 15 synthetic peptides in development for the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and other respiratory illnesses caused by SARS-Cov-2 infection. Five synthetic peptides candidates are already being tested in patients with COVID-19: four candidates in Phase II and one in Phase I.

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