Abstract
In the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 Infection) Guideline, regularly published by the Ministry of Health, hydroxychloroquine, oseltamivir, azithromycin, lopinavir-ritonavir, tocilizumab, and favipiravir are included in the current treatment of COVID-19. These drugs are used in their respective licensed indications in Turkey, except favipiravir. However, COVID-19 is not included among the licensed indications of these drugs. In this paper, the approval and permission processes of scientific research that can be carried out with the drugs used in the treatment of COVID-19 according to the current Guideline of the Ministry are presented briefly.