CDC Issues Guidance on Vaccination During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Routine vaccination should not be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to interim guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
All articles by Cassandra Pardini, PharmD
Testing for Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2: Timing Important for Accuracy
Serology tests were better at detecting the presence of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 in patients when they were tested 15 to 35 days post-symptom onset.
Statin Use May Benefit Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
The use of statins appears to benefit patients hospitalized with COVID-19, according to the findings of a retrospective study conducted in Hubei Province, China.
Clinical Benefit Observed With Colchicine in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19
The open-label, prospective study (GRECCO-19) assessed the effect of treatment with low-dose colchicine on cardiac and inflammatory biomarkers as well as clinical outcomes.
Combined Long-Acting Bronchodilator Therapy Compared With Monotherapy for COPD
For patients with moderate to severe COPD, dual bronchodilator therapy with a LABA plus a LAMA was found to improve lung function without increasing adverse events.
Case Series Suggests Famotidine May Improve COVID-19 Symptoms
For a small group of nonhospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019, self-administration of high-dose oral famotidine was found to be associated with improvements in disease-related symptoms.
Prescription Patterns Examined During COVID-19 Pandemic
Researchers compared trends in the average weekly prescriptions of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine, azithromycin, and 10 commonly used medications dispensed between February 16 and April 25, 2020 with those dispensed between February 17 and April 27, 2019.
Remdesivir Improves Time To Recovery for Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
Treatment with remdesivir was associated with a shorter time to recovery in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019.
Adenovirus Type 5 Vectored COVID-19 Vaccine Tolerable, Immunogenic in Phase 1 Study
A total of 108 healthy adult volunteers 18 to 60 years old (mean age, 36.3 years old) with no history of COVID-19 infection were enrolled in the study.
Immune Globulin Therapy Linked to Heart Function Recovery in COVID-Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
The use of immune globulin therapy appears to benefit children who experience acute heart failure caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome, according to the findings of a case series recently published in Circulation.
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