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9. List therapeutic options for COVID-19 currently under investigation.
Targets for COVID-19 treatment.
1. Spike Protein
2. Corona virus main proteinase (3CLpro).
3. Papain like protease (PLpro)
4. RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp).
5. Transmembrane serine protease-2 (TMPRSS2)
.Therapeutic options for Covid-19 under investigation
| 
 Antiviral agents  | 
 Drug targets  | 
 Status  | 
| 
 Remdesivir  | 
 Inhibits RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp)  | 
 Undergoing phase 3 clinical trial  | 
| 
 Lopinavir  | 
 Inhibits corona virus main protease (3CLpro)  | 
 Undergoing phase 3 clinical trial  | 
| 
 Ritonavir  | 
 Inhibits corona virus main protease (3CLpro)  | 
 Undergoing phase 3 clinical trial  | 
| 
 Combination of Darunavir and Cobicistat  | 
 Inhibits corona virus main protease (3CLpro)  | 
 Undergoing phase 3 clinical trial  | 
| 
 Nafomostat mesylate  | 
 Transmembrane serine protease-2 (TMPRSS2)  | 
 Phase-3 clinical trial  | 
| 
 Camostat mesylate  | 
 Inhibits Transmembrane serine protease-2 (TMPRSS2)  | 
 Phase-2 clinical trial  | 
| 
 6-mercaptopurine  | 
 Inhibits Papain like protease (PLpro)  | 
 Preclinical phase  |