Title
Potentially therapeutic agents against SARS-CoV-2: Rapid review of the evidence
Other title
Agentes potencialmente terapéuticos contra el SARS-CoV-2: Revisión rápida de la evidencia.
Date Issued
2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Instituto de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud e Investigación
Instituto de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud e Investigación
Instituto de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud e Investigación
Instituto de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud e Investigación
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
The Instituto de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud e Investigación (IETSI) of the Seguro Social de Salud (EsSalud) has completed seven brief reports by means of rapid reviews of evidence regarding the potentially effective therapies against SARS-CoV-2 in order to provide current and relevant information for decision makers, clinicians, researchers and the academic community in Peru. The therapeutic agents evaluated were chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir, tocilizumab, oseltamivir, interferon, atazanavir and anti SARS-CoV-2 serum. Evidence identification included the review of PubMed and Cochrane Library electronic databases. Additionally, manual search was carried out on websites from groups dedicated to research and education on health, as well as in the main specialized societies or institutions, such as, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Furthermore, in order to reduce publication bias, the websites: www.clinicaltrials.gov and http://apps.who.int/trialsearch were searched to identify in-progress or unpublished clinical trials. Finally, a “snowball” strategy was performed by reviewing the reference lists of the systematic reviews, primary studies and selected narrative reviews to identify relevant information. The latest review (March 27, 2020) showed that there is no evidence to recommend any medication for patients’ treatment with COVID-19. More evidence, preferably high-quality randomized clinical trials, is needed for decision-making against SARS-CoV-2.
Start page
320
End page
326
Volume
37
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia Sistema respiratorio Epidemiología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85090179618
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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