| Drug classes | Candidate drugs | Reference | Combinations |
| Antimalarials | CQ/HCQ | [7] [8] |
|
| Antibiotics | Clarithromycin (CM) Ofloxacin (OX) | [9] [10] | HCQ + CM HCQ + OX |
| Glucocorticoids | Betamethasone (BM) Dexamethasone (DM) | [11] [12] | HCQ + BM HCQ + DM |
| Differentiation therapy drugs | Calcitriol (CT) ATRA | [13] [14] | HCQ + CT HCQ + ATRA |
| Vitamins | Vitamin C (VC) | [15] | HCQ + VC |