Drug interactions: a review of the unseen danger of experimental COVID-19 therapies.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_08F605B4DD86
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Drug interactions: a review of the unseen danger of experimental COVID-19 therapies.
Journal
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
ISSN
1460-2091 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0305-7453
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/12/2020
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
75
Number
12
Pages
3417-3424
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
As global health services respond to the coronavirus pandemic, many prescribers are turning to experimental drugs. This review aims to assess the risk of drug-drug interactions in the severely ill COVID-19 patient. Experimental therapies were identified by searching ClinicalTrials.gov for 'COVID-19', '2019-nCoV', '2019 novel coronavirus' and 'SARS-CoV-2'. The last search was performed on 30 June 2020. Herbal medicines, blood-derived products and in vitro studies were excluded. We identified comorbidities by searching PubMed for the MeSH terms 'COVID-19', 'Comorbidity' and 'Epidemiological Factors'. Potential drug-drug interactions were evaluated according to known pharmacokinetics, overlapping toxicities and QT risk. Drug-drug interactions were graded GREEN and YELLOW: no clinically significant interaction; AMBER: caution; RED: serious risk. A total of 2378 records were retrieved from ClinicalTrials.gov, which yielded 249 drugs that met inclusion criteria. Thirteen primary compounds were screened against 512 comedications. A full database of these interactions is available at www.covid19-druginteractions.org. Experimental therapies for COVID-19 present a risk of drug-drug interactions, with lopinavir/ritonavir (10% RED, 41% AMBER; mainly a perpetrator of pharmacokinetic interactions but also risk of QT prolongation particularly when given with concomitant drugs that can prolong QT), chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine (both 7% RED and 27% AMBER, victims of some interactions due to metabolic profile but also perpetrators of QT prolongation) posing the greatest risk. With management, these risks can be mitigated. We have published a drug-drug interaction resource to facilitate medication review for the critically ill patient.
Keywords
Antiviral Agents/adverse effects, Antiviral Agents/pharmacokinetics, Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use, Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy, Drug Interactions, Humans, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral/drug therapy, SARS-CoV-2, Therapies, Investigational/adverse effects
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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