Trends in drugs usage for COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic in a hospital in Lima, Peru

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https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2021.384.8820

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COVID-19, Pneumonia, Therapeutics, Drugs Utilization, Hospitalization, Epidemiologic Factors, Anti-bacterial Agents, Dexamethasone, Peru, Trends

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.

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2021-12-22

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Brief Report

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Echevarria-Castro N, Rojo Garcia D, Torpoco Rivers M, Rondán-Guerrero P, García-Rojas F, Taype-Rondan A. Trends in drugs usage for COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic in a hospital in Lima, Peru. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 22 [cited 2024 Nov. 2];38(4):608-14. Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/8820

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