Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:
To treat COVID-19, the first choice should be antiviral drugs and sometimes a small dose of anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce inflammation. In this regard, chloroquine has both features including antiviral activity and anti-inflammatory effect.
Please cite this paper as: Valizadeh R, Dadashzadeh N, Zakeri R, James Kelllner S, Rahimi MM. Drug therapy in hospitalized patients with very severe symptoms following COVID-19. J Nephropharmacol. 2020;9(2):e21. DOI: 10.34172/npj.2020.21