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Changes in Pharmacological Approach to COVID-19 in a Referral Hospital in Tehran During Two Years
Seyed Mehran Marashian1,2, Mohsen Sadeghi1,2, Somayeh Lookzadeh1
1Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Background:
The current study attempts to look at the trend of medication prescription among inpatients with COVID-19 by comparing two groups of them who were admitted into our hospital at separate times at around two-year intervals.
Materials And Methods:
Through a retrospective cross-sectional design, the current study enrolled hospitalized cases from two separate periods including winter 2019 and summer 2021 to compare some characteristics of COVID-19 in addition to sex and age distribution as well as the approach and management and their changes as the time passed.
Results:
Remdesivir was raised to be the most commonly used medication for COVID-19 after one and a half years when approved by the FDA in this regard. Tocilizumab was prescribed for just less than 6% of earlier pandemics in winter 2019 while used in more than half of hospitalizations in 2021. After two years, corticosteroids are used in 98.6% of the cases at least in our center.
Conclusion:
Exact medication administration to target COVID-19 and accurate vaccination in addition to "Herd immunity" among the global population seems to be the chief secret of the current success at least for partial control of the disease now.
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