Since the end of the year 2019, mankind has been confronting with the COVID-19 pandemic. Complex measures have been taken to solve this problem and the aim of this study is to summarise the results of research on the most used antiviral treatments for COVID-19 diagnosed in pregnant women. The specialty literature review was conducted by searching the PubMed (National Library of Medicine, Washington, DC) and Embase (Elsevier) databases. In the initial search in databases we used a combination of the following keywords: "COVID-19", "SARS-CoV-2", "pregnancy" and "therapy". Clinical trials were identified using the search term "COVID-19" and the generic names of the drugs on ClinicalTrials.gov and International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) of WHO. Corresponding to the objectives of our research, we found articles and studies about antiviral drugs which act as: protease inhibitors (lopinavir/ritonavir, darunavir/cobicistat), RNA polymerase inhibitors (remdesivir, favipiravir, ribavirin), umifenovir, antimalarial drugs (chloroquine, hydroxyclhoroquine) and others. Summarising what is currently known about the antiviral treatment of COVID-19 during pregnancy, we can conclude that, at this time, no antiviral drug is undoubtedly effective in the fight against SARS-CoV-2; the experience gained so far, leads to the idea that treatment schemes must combine several methods and drugs to be successful; a national or even international register should be set up to report situations where a medicine has been administered to a pregnant woman to monitor for side effects; pregnant women should also be included in studies, under rigorous conditions and after a clear demonstration of the effectiveness of medicines. Rezumat De la sfârșitul anului 2019, omenirea se confruntă cu pandemia COVID-19. Au fost luate măsuri complexe pentru a rezolva această problemă, iar scopul acestui studiu este de a face o sinteză a rezultatelor cercetărilor privind cele mai utilizate tratamente antivirale pentru COVID-19, la femeile gravide. Revizuirea literaturii a fost efectuată prin căutarea în bazele de date PubMed (Biblioteca Națională de Medicină, Washington, DC) și Embase (Elsevier). În căutarea inițială din bazele de date a fost folosită o combinație a următoarelor cuvinte cheie: "COVID-19", "SARS-CoV-2", "sarcină" și "terapie". Studiile clinice au fost identificate folosind termenul de căutare "COVID-19" și denumirile generice ale medicamentelor de pe ClinicalTrials.gov și Platforma internațională de înregistrare a studiilor clinice (ICTRP) a Organizației Mondiale a Sănătății (OMS). Corespunzând obiectivelor cercetării desfășurate, au fost găsite articole și studii despre medicamente antivirale care acționează ca: inhibitori de protează (lopinavir/ritonavir, darunavir/cobicistat), inhibitori de ARN polimerază (remdesivir, favipiravir, ribavirin), umifenovir, medicamente antimalarice (clorochină, hidroxiclorochină) și altele. Rezumând ceea ce se știe în prezent despre tratamentul antiviral al COVID-19 în timpul sarcinii, putem concluzi...
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