Title
TRENDS IN DRUGS USAGE FOR COVID-19 DURING THE FIRST WAVE OF THE PANDEMIC IN A HOSPITAL IN LIMA, PERU
Other title
[TENDENCIAS EN EL USO DE FÁRMACOS PARA LA COVID-19 DURANTE LA PRIMERA OLA DE LA PANDEMIA EN UN HOSPITAL DE LIMA, PERÚ]
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Castro N.E.
García D.R.
Rivera M.T.
Rondán-Guerrero P.
García-Rojas F.
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the pharmacological trends in patients with COVID-19 from a hospital in Peru during the first wave of the pandemic. Retrospective study conducted between April and September 2020. The medical records of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia at the Dos de Mayo National Hospital (Lima, Peru) were reviewed. Of a total of 3103 patients, 381 medical records were included (77.4% male, median age: 44 years). The use of four prehospital drugs increased (azithromycin, ivermectin, corticosteroids, and ceftriaxone), while the in-hospital use of six drugs (ceftriaxone, azithromycin, hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, corticosteroid pulse, and prophylactic anticoagulation) decreased and in-hospital anticoagulation use decreased. These findings suggest that the management of COVID-19 has varied during the first wave of the pandemic, typically increasing prehospital drug use and decreasing inpatient use.
Start page
608
End page
614
Volume
38
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología Farmacología, Farmacia
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85124556574
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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