Pharmacokinetic Study of Antiviral Drugs in Patients with COVID-19

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kobe Gakuin University has collaborated in clinical research with Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital. In this university-medical institution collaboration, university faculty members discuss clinical problems with on-site pharmacists and doctors, and carry out clinical research to resolve these problems. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many patients with COVID-19 were treated at Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital. In February 2020, during the first increase in the number of patients with COVID-19 in Japan, treatment for COVID-19 was not established, and some existing anti-viral drugs, such as favipiravir, were experimentally used for COVID-19 treatment. However, since these drugs were not developed specifically for treating COVID-19, their pharmacokinetics have not been sufficiently studied. In particular, the pharmacokinetics of favipiravir in critically ill patients with COVID-19 was of concern, because critically ill patients have an urgent need for life-saving anti-viral drug treatment. Therefore, we conducted a collaborative clinical study to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of favipiravir in patients with COVID-19. The blood concentration of favipiravir in patients with COVID-19 at Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital was measured by lipid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry at Kobe Gakuin University. Population pharmacokinetics analysis was then performed. In this symposium review, we introduce our pharmacokinetic study of antiviral drugs in patients with COVID-19, focusing on the university-medical institution collaboration. We believe collaborative clinical research will be useful for solving clinical issues and ensuring the effectiveness and safety of pharmacotherapies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:143

Enthalten in:

Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan - 143(2023), 3 vom: 05., Seite 239-241

Sprache:

Japanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Irie, Kei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-viral drug
Antiviral Agents
Collaborative clinical study
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
EW5GL2X7E0
English Abstract
Favipiravir
Journal Article
Pharmacokinetics

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 03.03.2023

Date Revised 03.03.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1248/yakushi.22-00169-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353645435