Drug Interactions and Side Effects of Co-Administration of Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin: on the Issue of Rational Pharmacotherapy of Patients with COVID-19 with Antimalarial Drugs

This review analyzes existing approaches to the treatment of COVID-19 patients with antimalarial drugs from the standpoint of rational pharmacotherapy. Particular attention is paid to drug interactions and side effects of co-administration of chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, considering the problem of cardiotoxicity and the high likelihood of cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and elderly people with COVID-19. The article discusses the prospects of using another representative from the group of antimalarial drugs - mefloquine in the treatment of COVID-19. Special attention is paid to the “proarrhythmogenic” side effects of azithromycin therapy, as well as to the problem of resistance of microorganisms to macrolides during antibiotic therapy of pneumonia, in particular to azithromycin. In conclusion, the article discusses the possibilities of alternative methods in the treatment of this disease..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Рациональная фармакотерапия в кардиологии - 16(2020), 3, Seite 481-486

Sprache:

Englisch ; Russisch

Beteiligte Personen:

O. V. Gaisenok [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Azithromycin
Chloroquine
Covid-19
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Drug interactions
Hydroxychloroquine
Side effects
Therapeutics. Pharmacology

doi:

10.20996/1819-6446-2020-06-08

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ040735141