**11. Comparing tocilizumab with other drugs involved in COVID-19 treatment**

Several drugs employed for the treatment of COVID-19 through clinical trials are: Remdesivir, Tocilizumab, Baricitinib, Sarilumab and Hydroxychloroquine. In terms of clinical research output Remdesivir emerges as frontrunner, while Tocilizumab may be considered as a potential drug candidate against COVID-19. Despite the initial attempt of drug repurposing by using Hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, there were limited encouraging results for which, its administration was removed from the line of treatment in various countries. A comparison between Tocilizumab and other drugs involved in the treatment of COVID-19 is presented in **Table 2**.
