Autor: |
Marx, Kathrin, Kalbitz, Sven, Kellner, Nils, Fedders, Maike, Lübbert, Christoph |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2023 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
GMS Infectious Diseases, Vol 11, p Doc03 (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2195-8831 |
DOI: |
10.3205/id000083 |
Popis: |
Introduction: To ensure the fastest and earliest possible treatment, the German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) initiated central procurement and nationwide distribution of new drugs against COVID-19. A single centre was used for a retrospective temporal analysis of this procedure.Methods: A descriptive analysis of hospitalization and treatment of COVID-19 patients with drugs centrally procured by the BMG at St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig, Germany, for the period from 1 March 2020 to 2ebruary 2023 was employed considering the approval status, evolving guidelines and recommendations of medical societies.Results: In total, 3,412 patients ≥18 years (54.9% men) with PCR-cofimed SARS-CoV-2 infection were admitted. The mean age was 6ears during the reporting period and 66.1/70.6 years during the first and second COVID-19 waves, respectively. 964 patients (28.2%) received COVID-19 therapy with drugs procured centrally by the BMG. Remdesivir was the most commonly used (63%). SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing monoclonal antibodies represented 23% of the therapies. Peroral antivirals (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and molnupiravir) were used in 14% of COVID-19 patients, with molnupiravir being insignificant (five prescriptions).Conclusions: Specific therapeutic approaches were mainly based on antiviral therapy in the early phase of COVID-19 to prevent severe disease progression in vulnerable patient groups. Most drugs had not been approved at the time of central procurement; therefore, prescriptions were given on a case-by-case basis after careful risk–benefit assessments. All available neutralizing monoclonal SARS-CoV-2 antibodies lost efficacy during the pandemic due to different circulating immune escape variants. Remdesivir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir remained effective therapies in the early phase of COVID-19. |
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