Non-randomized evaluation of hospitalization after a prescription for nirmatrelvir/ritonavir versus molnupiravir in high-risk COVID-19 outpatients

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OBJECTIVES: To assess and compare subsequent hospital admissions within 30 days for patients after receiving a prescription for either oral nirmatrelvir/ritonavir or oral molnupiravir.

METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review of 3207 high-risk, non-hospitalized adult COVID-19 patients who received a prescription for molnupiravir (n = 209) or nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (n = 2998) at an academic medical centre in New York City from April to December 2022. Variables including age, vaccination status, high-risk conditions and demographic factors were pulled from the electronic medical record. We used multivariable logistic regression to adjust for potential confounding variables.

RESULTS: All-cause 30 day hospitalization was not significantly different between patients who received nirmatrelvir/ritonavir compared with molnupiravir (1.4% versus 1.9%, P value = 0.55). The association between COVID-related hospitalization and medication was also not significant (0.7%versus 0.5%, P value = 0.99). Patients who received molnupiravir were more likely to have more underlying high-risk conditions. After adjusting for potential confounders, the odds of all-cause hospitalizations were not significantly different between patients who received nirmatrelvir/ritonavir compared with molnupiravir (OR = 1.16, 95% CI: 0.4-3.3, P value = 0.79).

CONCLUSIONS: These data provide additional evidence to support molnupiravir as a suitable alternative when other COVID-19 antivirals cannot be given.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:78

Enthalten in:

The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 78(2023), 7 vom: 05. Juli, Seite 1683-1688

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cowman, Kelsie [VerfasserIn]
Miller, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Mei H [VerfasserIn]
McSweeney, Terrence [VerfasserIn]
Bao, Hongkai [VerfasserIn]
Simpson, Roxanne [VerfasserIn]
Braithwaite, Claire [VerfasserIn]
Sunu, Evans [VerfasserIn]
Ros, Theary [VerfasserIn]
Rodriguez, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Laboy, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Bard, Linda [VerfasserIn]
Alsina, Leslie [VerfasserIn]
Cintron, Angelica [VerfasserIn]
Andrews, Erin [VerfasserIn]
Nori, Priya [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7R9A5P7H32
Antiviral Agents
Journal Article
Molnupiravir
Nirmatrelvir
O3J8G9O825
Ritonavir
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Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.07.2023

Date Revised 18.07.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/jac/dkad154

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357319001