Prescription fill patterns for benzodiazepine and opioid drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109176
Abstract: Background COVID-19 and resulting mitigation measures in the United States (US) brought about limited access to medical care that has been linked to increases in mental health problems, excessive substance use, and drug overdoses. The… read more here.
Keywords: drugs covid; united states; prescription; health ... See more keywords
Anticancer drugs and COVID-19 antiviral treatments in patients with cancer: What can we safely use?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.05.027
Abstract: Highlights • We summarised immunosuppressing anticancer drugs which could worsen COVID 19 infections.• Other drugs were studied for drug-drug interactions with antiviral medicines.• A ready-to-use table synthesised these interactions between antiviral and anticancer drugs. read more here.
Keywords: drugs covid; anticancer drugs; antiviral treatments; covid antiviral ... See more keywords
Biases in evaluating the safety and effectiveness of drugs for covid-19: designing real-world evidence studies
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DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwab028
Abstract: Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to an unprecedented effort to generate real-world evidence on the safety and effectiveness of various treatments.… read more here.
Keywords: real world; world evidence; safety; safety effectiveness ... See more keywords
Clinical Trials with Antiviral Drugs against COVID-19: Some Progress and Many Shattered Hopes.
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DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15769
Abstract: Vaccines and drugs are the cornerstones in the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. While vaccines were a success story, the development of antiviral drugs against SARS-CoV-2 turned out to be difficult. For an accelerated use… read more here.
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Rapid repurposing of drugs for COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abb9332
Abstract: The emergence of a new coronaviral respiratory disease calls for repurposing existing drugs In late fall 2019, a novel acute respiratory disease, called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, China. COVID-19 is caused by… read more here.
Keywords: repurposing drugs; acute respiratory; covid; drugs covid ... See more keywords
Exploring antiviral and anti-inflammatory effects of thiol drugs in COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00136.2022
Abstract: The redox status of the cysteine-rich SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (SARS-2-S) is important for binding of SARS-2-S to ACE2, suggesting that drugs with a functional thiol group ("thiol drugs") may cleave cystines to disrupt SARS-CoV-2 cell… read more here.
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Repurposing of drugs for Covid-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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DOI: 10.23736/s0031-0808.20.04024-0
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the data currently available regarding the repurposing of different drugs for Covid-19 treatment. Participants with suspected or diagnosed Covid-19 will be included. The interventions being… read more here.
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The association of antiviral drugs with COVID-19 morbidity: The retrospective analysis of a nationwide COVID-19 cohort
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DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.894126
Abstract: Background and objectives Although several repurposed antiviral drugs have been used for the treatment of COVID-19, only a few such as remdesivir and molnupiravir have shown promising effects. The objectives of our study were to… read more here.
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Sales trends of psychotropic drugs in the COVID-19 pandemic: A national database study in Brazil
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DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1131357
Abstract: Background: The social restrictions among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have posed a thoughtful risk to mental health and have implications in the use of drugs, including antidepressants, anxiolytics and other psychotropics. Objective: This study… read more here.
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New Hopes for Drugs against COVID-19 Come from the Sea
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DOI: 10.3390/md19020104
Abstract: The latest chapter of the historic battle of humans against pathogenic microbes is the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-like coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), responsible for COVID-19, a respiratory disease declared a global pandemic by the WHO on… read more here.
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Drugs for COVID-19: An Update
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DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238562
Abstract: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was the seventh known human coronavirus, and it was identified in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, in 2020. It caused the highly contagious disease called coronavirus disease 2019… read more here.
Keywords: drugs covid; coronavirus; covid update;