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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has occasioned worldwide alarm. Globally, the number of reported confirmed cases has exceeded 84.3 million as of this writing (January 2, 2021). Since there are no targeted therapies for COVID-19, the current focus is the repurposing of drugs approved for other uses. In some clinical trials, antiviral drugs such as remdesivir (Grein et al., 2020), lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) (Cao et al., 2020), chloroquine (Gao et al., 2020), hydroxychloroquine (Gautret et al., 2020), arbidol (Wang et al., 2020), and favipiravir (Cai et al., 2020b) have shown efficacy in COVID-19 patients. LPV/r combined with arbidol, which is the basic regimen in some regional hospitals in China including Zhejiiang Province, has shown antiviral effects in COVID-19 patients (Guo et al., 2020; Xu et al., 2020). A retrospective cohort study also reported that this combination therapy showed better efficacy than LPV/r alone for the treatment of COVID-19 patients (Deng et al., 2020).
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Animals , Female , Male , Rats , COVID-19/drug therapy , Drug Interactions , Drug Therapy, Combination , Indoles/pharmacokinetics , Lopinavir/pharmacokinetics , Retrospective Studies , Ritonavir/pharmacokinetics , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
The most important treatment of anti 2019 novel coronavirus is antiviral and supportive treatment. Currently, the anti novel coronavirus drugs in clinical trials include broad-spectrum antiviral drugs (Alpha interferon and Ribavirin), hemagglutinin inhibitors (Arbidol), human immunodeficiency virus protease inhibitors (Lopinavir/Ritonavir and Darunavir/Cobicistat), nucleoside analogues (Favipiravir and Remdesivir) and antimalarial drug (chloroquine), however, some patients suffered from liver damage during the actual usage. This article reviews the research on liver damage associated with anti novel coronavirus drugs, aiming at promoting the rational, safe and effective use of anti novel coronavirus drugs.
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Antiviral therapy is important for COVID-19. Currently, the anti-2019-nCoV drugs in clinical trials include broad-spectrum antiviral drugs (alpha interferon and ribavirin), hemagglutinin inhibitors (arbidol), human immunodeficiency virus protease inhibitors (lopinavir/ritonavir and darunavir/cobicistat), nucleoside analogues (favipiravir and remdesivir) and antimalarial drug (chloroquine); while liver damage may occur in some patients with the medication. This article reviews the research on liver damage associated with anti-2019-nCoV drugs, aiming at promoting the safe and effective antiviral therapy for COVID-19 patients.
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OBJECTIVE@#To explore the feasibility of surgical treatment for cancer patients complicated with corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19).@*METHODS@#The management and clinical outcome of a sigmoid cancer patient with COVID-19 were analyzed.@*RESULTS@#The inflammation indicators and fever of this patient were effectively controlled and the lung lesions remained stable after active anti-viral treatment, then the radical colorectomy was performed after the viral negative conversion for twice.@*CONCLUSIONS@#The case indicates that it may feasible to undergo radical tumor surgery for cancer patients with COVID-19 after the virus nucleic acid testing turns negative and more studies are needed to confirm this conclusion.
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Humans , Antiviral Agents , Therapeutic Uses , Betacoronavirus , Clinical Laboratory Techniques , Colonic Neoplasms , General Surgery , Virology , Coronavirus Infections , Diagnosis , Drug Therapy , Fever , Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral , Diagnosis , Drug TherapyABSTRACT
Severe and critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were usually with underlying diseases, which led to the problems of complicated drug use, potential drug-drug interactions and medication errors in special patients. Based on ( 6), and -19: , we summarized the experience in the use of antiviral drugs, corticosteroids, vascular active drugs, antibacterial, probiotics, nutrition support schemes in severe and critically ill COVID-19 patients. It is also suggested to focus on medication management for evaluation of drug efficacy and duration of treatment, prevention and treatment of adverse drug reactions, identification of potential drug-drug interactions, individualized medication monitoring based on biosafety protection, and medication administration for special patients.
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Humans , Adrenal Cortex Hormones , Therapeutic Uses , Anti-Bacterial Agents , Therapeutic Uses , Antiviral Agents , Therapeutic Uses , Betacoronavirus , Coronavirus Infections , Drug Therapy , Critical Illness , Drug Therapy , Nutritional Support , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral , Drug Therapy , ProbioticsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To explore the feasibility of radical resection for cancer patients complicated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).@*METHODS@#The management and clinical outcome of a sigmoid cancer patient with COVID-19 were analyzed.@*RESULTS@#The inflammation indicators and fever of this patient were effectively controlled and the lung lesions remained stable after active anti-viral treatment, then the radical colorectomy was performed after the viral negative conversion for twice.@*CONCLUSIONS@#The case indicates that radical resection can be performed in SARS-CoV-2 patients with twice-negative SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid testing results.
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Humans , Betacoronavirus , Colonic Neoplasms , General Surgery , Coronavirus Infections , Therapeutics , Disease Management , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral , Therapeutics , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Medication safety is a top concern for medical institutions. Outpatient prescription standard is designed to standardize prescription, dispensing, and supervision for outpatient and emergency prescriptions at medical institutions. The standard covered prescription authorization management, prescription issuance, prescription dispensing, prescription saving and supervision. These four parts focus on risk exposure of patients′medication safety, and aim at safeguarding patient medication safety, which were formulated according to China′s laws and regulations, domestic and international industrial standards and technical specifications, as well as prescription conditions at medical institutions and experts opinions. The standard covers technical requirements and guidance, management measures and system development, serving as an important basis to guide medical institutions on standardize management of outpatient prescription and emergency prescription.
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Objective To study multimodal analgesia in patients who underwent transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods 60 patients who underwent TACE for HCC from Aug.2016 to Nov.2016 were randomized into two groups:the multimodal analgesia group and the control group.The pain scores of these two groups of patient during the procedure and at different posttreatment time points,and the rates of adverse effect and pharmacoeconomic differences were recorded.Results When compared to the control group,the pain scores at 0 h,2 h,4 h,6 h,12 h after treatment in the multimodal analgesia group were significantly lower (P ＜ 0.05),and the satisfactory scores for the patients were significantly improved (96.6％ vs.66.7％).The multimodal group of patients also had significandy lower adverse effect rates of nausea and vomiting,and it was more cost-effective.Conclusions Patients who required multimodal analgesia had better pain relieve,patient satisfaction and less adverse reactions after TACE than patients in the control group.Multimodal analgesia was a safe,effective and economic way to control TACE pain and it was worth recommended in clinical practice.
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OBJECTIVE:To provide reference further development of hospital pharmacy in China. METHODS:Innovative pharmaceutical care method of hospital pharmacy was summarized in 32 medical institutions from Zhejiang area,including 18 third-level hospitals,8 special hospitals,6 third-level TCM hospitals and integrated traditional and western medicine hospitals. RE-SULTS & CONCLUSIONS:Medical institutions provide innovative pharmaceutical service to guarantee the safety of drug use,ex-pand medical service space,enrich the connotation of pharmaceutical care,and provide reference for pharmaceutical care in medi-cal institutions of other regions,such as establishing satellite pharmacy of anesthesiology department,opening outpatient depart-ment of pharmaceutical care (elderly comprehensive evaluation and multidisciplinary outpatient pharmaceutical care,anticoagula-tion consultation outpatient department and endocrine consultation outpatient department managed by pharmacists,comprehensive pharmacy consultation outpatient department,outpatient pharmaceutical care of pharmacy unit mode),formulating pharmaceutical ward round mode under multidisciplinary cooperation,developing clinical pharmaceutical care based on pharmacy scientific re-search(drug monitor,gene detection)and evidence-based medicine.
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The pharmacotherapeutic efficiency of topical drug delivery systems is mainly dominated by the skin distribution of therapeutic agents. In this work, a sensitive, rapid and fully-validated reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography [RP-HPLC] method was developed to determine finasteride in human cadaver skin after different vesicular formulations were applied. Drug in different depth of skin layers were measured with an EclipseXDB-C18 column. The mobile phase consisted of 75% [v/v] methanol containing 0.2% phosphoric acid buffered to pH 3.0 with triethylamine under isocratic conditions. The system was operated at 40[degree]C and the mobile phase flow rate was set at 1 mL/min. The standard-calibration curve was linear within range of 5 to 200 ng/ml with correlation coefficient 0.9996. The intra-assay precision was less than 3.9% while the inter-assay precision was less than 7.1% with the bias range of - 8.6 to 4.1%. This method was found to be specific, accurate, and sensitive and was successfully used to determine the accumulation of finasteride after in-vitro percutaneous delivery by liposomal or ethosomal drug delivery nanocarriers.
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Skin , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , In Vitro Techniques , Administration, Topical , Cadaver , LiposomesABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:To study the characteristics of adverse drug reactions(ADR) induced by gatifloxacin.METHODS:A total of 866 ADR cases induced by gatifloxacin collected in Zhejiang ADR Monitoring Center between Oct.30,2003 and Oct.30,2006 were analyzed with Excel.RESULTS:The common ADR induced by gatifloxacin were lesions of skin and appendages,gastro-intestinal system,systemic and nervous system.Most of the cases were slight in symptoms,but gatifloxacin could also induce severe ADR such as dysglycemia etc that resulting in potential risks to vital human organs.CONCLUSION:ADR monitoring should be emphasized when using gatifloxacin so as to decrease or avoid the occurrence of ADR.
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OBJECTIVE:To promote the implementation of Prescription Administrative Policy(on trial).METHODS:The factors related to implementation of Prescription Administrative Policy(on trial)were analyzed,These included legal awareness of medical staff,the professional quality of pharmacists,deficiencies of electric prescription system,validity of prescribing right,and lack of standardization in drug names.RESULTS&CONCLUSIONS:Successful implementation of Prescription Admin?istrative Policy(on trial)is based on cooperation of relevant offices,consistent perfection of implementing regulations,and ed?ucational reform of pharmacy.