Management of COVID-19 in patients with seizures : Mechanisms of action of potential COVID-19 drug treatments and consideration for potential drug-drug interactions with anti-seizure medications

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In regard to the global pandemic of COVID-19, it seems that persons with epilepsy (PWE) are not more vulnerable to get infected by SARS-CoV-2, nor are they more susceptible to a critical course of the disease. However, management of acute seizures in patients with COVID-19 as well as management of PWE and COVID-19 needs to consider potential drug-drug interactions between antiseizure drugs and candidate drugs currently assessed as therapeutic options for COVID-19. Repurposing of several licensed and investigational drugs is discussed for therapeutic management of COVID-19. While for none of these approaches, efficacy and tolerability has been confirmed yet in sufficiently powered and controlled clinical studies, testing is ongoing with multiple clinical trials worldwide. Here, we have summarized the possible mechanisms of action of drugs currently considered as potential therapeutic options for COVID-19 management along with possible and confirmed drug-drug interactions that should be considered for a combination of antiseizure drugs and COVID-19 candidate drugs. Our review suggests that potential drug-drug interactions should be taken into account with drugs such as chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir while remdesivir and tocilizumab may be less prone to clinically relevant interactions with ASMs.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:174

Enthalten in:

Epilepsy research - 174(2021) vom: 01. Aug., Seite 106675

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jain, Shreshta [VerfasserIn]
Potschka, Heidrun [VerfasserIn]
Chandra, P Prarthana [VerfasserIn]
Tripathi, Manjari [VerfasserIn]
Vohora, Divya [VerfasserIn]

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Adenosine Monophosphate
Alanine
Amides
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Anticonvulsants
Antiviral Agents
Antiviral drugs
COVID-19 candidate drugs
Chloroquine
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers
Dexamethasone
Drug Combinations
Drug-drug interactions
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Enzyme Inhibitors
Favipiravir
Glucocorticoids
Hydroxychloroquine
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Immunomodulatory or anti-inflammatory drugs
Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein
Ivermectin
Journal Article
Lopinavir
Lopinavir-ritonavir drug combination
NSAIDs
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Pyrazines
Remdesivir
Review
Ritonavir
Seizures
Tocilizumab

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Date Completed 12.07.2021

Date Revised 21.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2021.106675

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NLM325931062