Darunavir is a protease inhibitor used with other HIV protease inhibitor drugs as well as ritonavir for the effective management of HIV-1 infection. As a second-generation protease inhibitor, darunavir is designed to combat resistance to standard HIV therapy. It was initially approved by the FDA in 2006.
Darunavir is being studied as a possible treatment for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, due to in vitro evidence supporting its ability to combat this infection. Clinical trials are underway and are expected to conclude in August 2020.
Darunavir, co-administered with ritonavir, and with other antiretroviral agents, is indicated for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in children age 3 or above and adults with HIV-1 infection.
Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades - Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Paris, France
Hôpital Tenon - Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Paris, France
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bicêtre - Service de Médecine Interne et Maladies Tropicales, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
The Ponce de Leon Center CRS, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
The Ohio State Univ. AIDS CRS, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Trinity Health and Wellness Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site, Bruxelles, Belgium
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
Parkland Health & Hospital System, Dallas, Texas, United States
University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States
University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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