Journal of Clinical Medicine Review SARS-CoV-2: Repurposed Drugs and Novel Therapeutic Approaches—Insights into Chemical Structure—Biological Activity and Toxicological Screening 1, 2,3, 1, 1, Cristina Adriana Dehelean y, Voichita Lazureanu y, Dorina Coricovac * , Marius Mioc *, Roxana Oancea 4, Iasmina Marcovici 1, Iulia Pinzaru 1 , Codruta Soica 1, Aristidis M. Tsatsakis 5 and Octavian Cretu 2 1 Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2nd Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, Romania;
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[email protected] (M.M.); Tel.: +4-07-4309-2959 (D.C.); +4-07-5623-6715 (M.M.) Equal contribution as first authors. y Received: 21 May 2020; Accepted: 26 June 2020; Published: 2 July 2020 Abstract: SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) pandemic represents the primary public health concern nowadays, and great efforts are made worldwide for efficient management of this crisis. Considerable scientific progress was recorded regarding SARS-CoV-2 infection in terms of genomic structure, diagnostic tools, viral transmission, mechanism of viral infection, symptomatology, clinical impact, and complications, but these data evolve constantly.