Rapid publication of articles on COVID-19

Guest Editor: Gordon Mallarkey, Editor-in-Chief, Drugs in Context, London, UK

This Special Issue features articles covering all aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. We aim to provide efficient peer review and publication – on this website and on PubMed Central –  to ensure rapid dissemination of information. Please email the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) with details of your proposed manuscript (contact EIC).  All accepted manuscripts will be published FREE.

List of articles

Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in the context of COVID-19

Ashutosh M Shukla MD, Lennox K Archibald MD, Aparna Wagle Shukla MD, Hiren J Mehta MD, Kartikeya Cherabuddi MD

Facing the COVID-19 outbreak in children with cancer

Antonio Ruggiero MD, Alberto Romano MD, Giorgio Attinà MD

Psoriasis, biologic therapy, and the pandemic of the 21st century

Miguel Nogueira MD, Ron Vender MD, Tiago Torres MD, PhD

Pharmacological treatment of COVID-19: lights and shadows

Francesco Menzella MD, Mirella Biava Msc, Chiara Barbieri MD, Francesco Livrieri MD, Nicola Facciolongo MD

The journey of remdesivir: from Ebola to COVID-19

Joe Pardo PharmD, Ashutosh M Shukla MD, Gajapathiraju Chamarthi MD, Asmita Gupte MD

A brief note on randomized controlled trials and compassionate/off-label use of drugs in the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic

Matteo Bassetti MD, PhD, Paolo Pelosi MD, FERS, Chiara Robba MD, PhD, Antonio Vena MD, PhD, Daniele Roberto Giacobbe MD

Neurological features of COVID-19 and their treatment: a review

Daniele Orsucci MD, Elena Caldarazzo Ienco MD, Gianpaolo Nocita MD, Alessandro Napolitano MD, Marco Vista MD

Can vitamins and/or supplements provide hope against coronavirus?

Sarah M Michienzi PharmD, Melissa E Badowski PharmD

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): latest developments in potential treatments

Kam Lun Hon MBBS, MD, Karen Ka Yan Leung MBBS, MRCPCH, Alexander KC Leung MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP (UK & Irel), FRCPCH, FAAP, Su Yun Qian MD, Vivian PY Chan MPharm, MSc (Clin Pharm), BPharm, BCPPS, BCNSP, Patrick Ip MBBS, FRCPCH (Hon), FRCPCH, Ian CK Wong BPharm (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRCPCH (Hon)