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Quercia R, Di Perri G, Pein C, Bodie J, Singh RSP, Hendrick V, Boffito M. Ritonavir: 25 Years' Experience of Concomitant Medication Management. A Narrative Review. Infect Dis Ther 2024; 13:1005-1017. [PMID: 38609668 PMCID: PMC11098990 DOI: 10.1007/s40121-024-00959-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Ritonavir is a potent inhibitor of the cytochrome P450 3A4 enzyme and is commonly used as a pharmacokinetic (PK) enhancer in antiviral therapies because it increases bioavailability of concomitantly administered antivirals. Decades of experience with ritonavir-enhanced HIV therapies and, more recently, COVID-19 therapies demonstrate that boosting doses of ritonavir are well tolerated, with an established safety profile. The mechanisms of PK enhancement by ritonavir result in the potential for drug-drug interactions (DDIs) with several classes of drugs, thus making co-medication management an important consideration with enhanced antiviral therapies. However, rates of DDIs with contraindicated medications are low, suggesting these risks are manageable by infectious disease specialists who have experience with the use of PK enhancers. In this review, we provide an overview of ritonavir's mechanisms of action and describe approaches and resources available to mitigate adverse events and manage concomitant medication in both chronic and short-term settings.
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- Romina Quercia
- Chief Medical Affairs Office, Pfizer Inc, New York City, NY, USA
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- Chief Medical Affairs Office, Pfizer Inc, New York City, NY, USA.
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- Chief Medical Affairs Office, Pfizer Inc, New York City, NY, USA
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- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Xu X, Zhang H, Liu L, Fu Q, Wu C, Lin X, Tang K, Wang C, Chen P. Pharmacokinetics of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and the drug-drug interaction with calcineurin inhibitor in renal transplant recipients. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2024:10.1007/s00228-024-03691-9. [PMID: 38691139 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-024-03691-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in renal transplant recipients and explore the potential factors that related to the PK variance of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and its interaction with calcineurin inhibitor (CNI). METHODS Renal transplant recipients treated with CNI and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir were prospectively enrolled. Steady-state plasma concentrations of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, and the PK parameters were calculated using non-compartmental analysis. Spearman correlation analysis was used for exploring influencing factors. RESULTS A total of eight recipients were enrolled; for nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, AUC/dose was 0.24179 ± 0.14495 and 0.06196 ± 0.03767 μg·h·mL-1·mg-1. Red blood cell (RBC), hematocrit (Ht), hemoglobins (Hb), and creatinine clearance (Ccr) were negatively correlated with AUC/dose of nirmatrelvir, while Ccr, CYP3A5 genotype, and CYP3A4 genotype were related to the AUC/dose of ritonavir. Ccr was negatively correlated with the C0/dose of tacrolimus (TAC) after termination of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (rs = -0.943, p = 0.008). CONCLUSIONS The PK characteristics of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir vary greatly among renal transplant recipients. Factors including Ccr and CYP3A5 genotype were related to the in vivo exposure of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir. During the whole process before and after nirmatrelvir/ritonavir therapy, it is recommended to adjust the CNI basing on renal function to avoid CNI toxicity exposure.
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- Xueyin Xu
- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhong Shan Er Lu, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhong Shan Er Lu, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhong Shan Er Lu, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhong Shan Er Lu, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhong Shan Er Lu, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhong Shan Er Lu, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhong Shan Er Lu, Guangzhou, China
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- Organ Transplant Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhong Shan Er Lu, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58, Zhong Shan Er Lu, Guangzhou, China.
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Conti V, Bertini N, Ricciardi R, Stefanelli B, De Bellis E, Sellitto C, Cascella M, Sabbatino F, Corbi G, Pagliano P, Filippelli A. Adverse events related to drug-drug interactions in COVID-19 patients. A persistent concern in the post-pandemic era: a systematic review. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2024; 20:275-292. [PMID: 38568077 DOI: 10.1080/17425255.2024.2339397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Since COVID-19 patients are often polytreated, monitoring drug-drug interaction (DDIs) is necessary. We evaluated whether drugs used after the second COVID-19 pandemic wave were associated with DDI-related adverse events and the role of drug interaction checkers in identifying them. METHODS The study (PROSPERO-ID: CRD42024507634) included: 1) consulting the drug interaction checkers Drugs.com, Liverpool COVID-19 Interactions, LexiComp, Medscape, and Micromedex; 2) systematic review; 3) reviewed studies analysis; 4) evaluating drug interaction checkers potential to anticipate DDI-related adverse events.The systematic review was performed searching PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and Cochrane databases from 1 March 2022 to 11 November 2023. Observational studies, and clinical trials were included. Article without reporting direct association between DDIs and adverse events were excluded. The risk of bias was assessed by Newcastle-Ottawa scale. RESULTS The most frequent DDIs involved nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (N/R) and fluvoxamine. Fifteen studies, including 150 patients and 35 DDI-related outcomes, were analyzed. The most frequent DDIs involved tacrolimus with N/R, resulting in creatinine increase.Eighty percent of reported DDI-related adverse events would have been identified by all drug-interaction checkers, while the remaining 20% by at least 2 of them. CONCLUSIONS Drug interaction checkers are useful but show inconsistencies. Multiple sources are needed to tailor treatment in the context of COVID-19.
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- Valeria Conti
- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
- Infectious Disease Unit, San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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Boland L, Devresse A, Monchaud C, Briol S, Belaiche S, Giguet B, Couzi L, Thaunat O, Esposito L, Meszaros M, Roussoulieres A, Haufroid V, Le Meur Y, Lemaitre F. Adaptative Strategy of Immunosuppressive Drugs Dosage Adjustments When Combined With Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients With COVID-19. Transpl Int 2024; 37:12360. [PMID: 38596505 PMCID: PMC11002075 DOI: 10.3389/ti.2024.12360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir is a promising option for preventing severe COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, concerns have arisen regarding potential drug interactions with calcineurin inhibitors (CNI). This two-phase multicentre retrospective study, involving 113 patients on tacrolimus and 13 on cyclosporine A, aimed to assess the feasibility and outcomes of recommendations issued by The French societies of transplantation (SFT) and pharmacology (SFPT) for CNI management in this context. The study first evaluated adherence to recommendations, CNI exposure, and clinical outcomes. Notably, 96.5% of patients on tacrolimus adhered to the recommendations, maintaining stable tacrolimus trough concentrations (C0) during nirmatrelvir/ritonavir treatment. After reintroduction, most patients experienced increased C0, with 42.9% surpassing 15 ng/mL, including three patients exceeding 40 ng/mL. Similar trends were observed in cyclosporine A patients, with no COVID-19-related hospitalizations. Moreover, data from 22 patients were used to refine the reintroduction strategy. Modelling analyses suggested reintroducing tacrolimus at 50% of the initial dose on day 8, and then at 100% from day 9 as the optimal approach. In conclusion, the current strategy effectively maintains consistent tacrolimus exposure during nirmatrelvir/ritonavir treatment, and a stepwise reintroduction of tacrolimus may be better suited to the low CYP3A recovery.
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- Lidvine Boland
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
- Louvain Centre for Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology (LTAP), Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Nephrology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
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- Service de Pharmacologie, Toxicologie et Pharmacovigilance, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges, Limoges, France
- INSERM U1248 Pharmacology and Transplantation, Limoges, France
- FHU SUPORT, Limoges, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmacy, Lille University Medical Center, Lille, France
- Department of Hepatograstroenterology, Lille University Medical Center, Lille, France
- ULR2694-METRICS, Université de Lille, Lille, France
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- Liver Disease Department, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Transplantation, Dialysis and Apheresis, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Transplantation, Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Organ Transplantation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Hepatogastroenterology and Liver Transplant Unit, Saint Eloi Hospital, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonary Vascular Diseases and Heart Failure Clinic, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
- Louvain Centre for Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology (LTAP), Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire (CHU) de Brest, Brest, France
- INSERM UMR1227 Lymphocytes B et Autoimmunité, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France
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- INSERM UMRS1085, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Rennes, Rennes, France
- FHU SUPORT, Rennes, France
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Wang X, Du W, Zhang D, Chen W, Zuo X. The effects of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir on tacrolimus levels in lung transplant recipients: A single-center study. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2024; 84:102280. [PMID: 38065402 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2023.102280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Lung transplant recipients (LTRs) have a higher risk of hospitalization and mortality due to COVID-19 compared with the immunocompetent population. The use of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (NR), an effective oral treatment for COVID-19, is quite challenging due to its potent drug-drug interactions with immunosuppressants and azole antifungals. As there are few clinical reports of the use of NR in LTRs, we measured tacrolimus levels in patients receiving NR in our hospital to improve safety when prescribing NR. METHODS In total, 48 adult LTRs who received NR between November 19, 2022, and January 19, 2023, at China-Japan Friendship Hospital were retrospectively included and followed for 20 days after initiating NR. Tacrolimus was held at least 12 h before initiating NR and re-administered based on the trough levels after completing NR treatment. All concomitant medications, drug concentrations, laboratory results, and genotypes were recorded and analyzed. RESULTS Most patients showed stable tacrolimus trough levels despite high individual variability. Four patients exhibited supratherapeutic trough levels of tacrolimus (more than 15 ng/mL). Two patients who received 0.5 mg of tacrolimus during NR treatment had trough levels below 3.0 ng/mL. In addition, we found that in 13 patients, the trough levels were 130% of baseline after cessation of tacrolimus, and logistic regression revealed that increased trough level was significantly associated with age more than 60 years. CONCLUSIONS NR can be safely used in LTRs with close monitoring of tacrolimus levels and appropriate dose adjustments. However, more attention should be paid to elderly patients, as NR may more severely affect their drug metabolism. Due to the limited sample size, further studies are needed to guide the optimal use of tacrolimus following treatment with NR and explore the risk factors significantly affecting the interactions between NR and tacrolimus.
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- Xiaoxing Wang
- Department of Pharmacy, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, China
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- National Center for Respiratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Lung Transplantation, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Foudrat E, Caillard S. Living During COVID-19 While Immunocompromised: A Patient and Physician Perspective from France. Infect Dis Ther 2024; 13:439-445. [PMID: 38457110 DOI: 10.1007/s40121-024-00941-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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This article is co-authored by a kidney transplant recipient and her nephrologist. By sharing her personal experience of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the patient illustrates the concerns of immunocompromised patients during this unprecedented health crisis. She describes the difficulties encountered at work, the omnipresent protective measures, and the need for appropriate information. The nephrologist, who follows a cohort of over 1700 kidney transplant recipients, recounts the medical team's struggle to protect their vulnerable patients against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), as a veritable succession of hopes and disappointments. She describes the management of immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients, the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccination program with the finding of poor immune responses in many patients including those receiving immunosuppressant drugs after kidney transplant, and the first use of prophylactic monoclonal antibodies. From both the patient's and the physician's perspectives, the COVID-19 pandemic has required continuous adaptation.
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, INSERM U 1109, LabEx TRANSPLANTEX, Strasbourg University Hospital-Nouvel Hôpital Civil, 1 Place de l'hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg, France.
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Guzmán Cordero C, Saez-Torres de Vicente M. Management of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and tacrolimus interaction in kidney transplant recipients infected by COVID-19: a three-case series. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2024; 31:175-177. [PMID: 36535689 PMCID: PMC10895186 DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2022-003544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir may cause a clinically relevant drug-drug interaction (DDI) with immunosuppressive drugs, such as tacrolimus, which may condition the use of this antiviral in transplant patients. We aimed to describe the management of this interaction. METHODS Descriptive study in which renal transplant patients in treatment with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and tacrolimus were included. They suspended tacrolimus the day before starting the antiviral treatment, and the decision to restart it was made based on their tacrolimus blood levels. Main variables studied to measure this DDI were tacrolimus blood concentration, dose adjustment and serum creatinine. RESULTS Three patients were included. During the study, tacrolimus levels elevation did not have repercussion in the serum creatinine, that remained stable in all patients. No patient required hospitalisation or showed signs of rejection. CONCLUSIONS Our experience provides further evidence that this interaction should not be a contraindication to treatment with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, and can be managed with close monitoring of tacrolimus levels.
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Herrera S, Aguado JM, Candel FJ, Cordero E, Domínguez-Gil B, Fernández-Ruiz M, Los Arcos I, Len Ò, Marcos MÁ, Muñez E, Muñoz P, Rodríguez-Goncer I, Sánchez-Céspedes J, Valerio M, Bodro M. Executive summary of the consensus statement of the group for the study of infection in transplantation and other immunocompromised host (GESITRA-IC) of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC) on the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection in solid organ transplant recipients. Transplant Rev (Orlando) 2023; 37:100788. [PMID: 37591117 DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2023.100788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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- Sabina Herrera
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS (Institut D'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agust Pi I Sunyer), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (Madrid), Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Transplant Coordination, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid 28040, Spain; Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (Madrid), Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, University Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 9 Madrid, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (Madrid), Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 9 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS (Institut D'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agust Pi I Sunyer), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Chiu TY, Weng CC, Ha SC, Tsai HW, Koh CC, Chen Y. Management of COVID-19 Infection in a Small Bowel Transplant Recipient: A Case Report. Transplant Proc 2023; 55:1873-1876. [PMID: 37407376 PMCID: PMC10201312 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of people to become infected worldwide. Some patients may have disease progression and may need treatment with an anti-COVID-19 agent, hospitalization, and even intensive care. The risk factors for disease progression include old age, diabetes mellitus, pulmonary disease, cardiac disease, immunodeficiency, and immunosuppressant treatment. Therefore, managing COVID-19 infection in transplant patients under immunosuppressant treatments needs specific consideration, especially the side effects of anti-COVID-19 agents and the interaction between immunosuppressants and anti-COVID-19 agents. In this report, we present the case of a small bowel transplant patient who had a COVID-19 infection. The patient was initially treated for paxlovid, and she developed bloody stools and dizziness. The treatment was then changed to molnupiravir without discontinuation of tacrolimus. The patient recovered smoothly after a 5-day treatment with molnupiravir. Here, we discuss the management experience of such patients and review the relevant literature.
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- Tzu-Yu Chiu
- Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medicine, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medicine, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li, Taiwan.
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Cordero CG, de Vicente MST. Elevated Tacrolimus Blood Concentration Due to the Interaction with Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir During COVID-19 Treatment: A Case Report. Transplant Proc 2023; 55:1826-1828. [PMID: 37037726 PMCID: PMC10027946 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, a newly authorized drug for the treatment of COVID-19, is a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor that can interact with many drugs, such as tacrolimus, reducing its metabolism. The reported case is a renal transplant patient who experienced a strong increase in tacrolimus blood concentration (up to 112ng/mL, more than ten times above the target range) when treated with both drugs at the same time, which caused a neurologic condition that required hospital admission for its control and treatment. The resolution of the symptoms was rapid, but the elevation of tacrolimus concentration remained for several days, even after discontinuing both drugs. This case shows the importance of developing a protocol for managing this interaction to guarantee the efficacy and safety of treatment with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in transplant patients.
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Yalcin N, Demirkan K. Management of drug-related problems including drug-drug interactions caused by nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in paediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2. Arch Dis Child 2023; 108:e16. [PMID: 36180113 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-324168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Nadir Yalcin
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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López V, Mazuecos A, Villanego F, López-Oliva M, Alonso A, Beneyto I, Crespo M, Díaz-Corte C, Franco A, González-Roncero F, Guirado L, Jiménez C, Juega J, Llorente S, Paul J, Rodríguez-Benot A, Ruiz JC, Sánchez-Fructuoso A, Torregrosa V, Zárraga S, Rodrigo E, Hernández D. Update of the recommendations on the management of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in kidney transplant patients. Nefrologia 2023; 43:531-545. [PMID: 37957107 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2023.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) has had a significant impact on transplant activity in our country. Mortality and the risk of complications associated with COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients (KT) were expected to be higher due to their immunosuppressed condition and the frequent associated comorbidities. Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020 we have rapidly improved our knowledge about the epidemiology, clinical features and management of COVID-19 post-transplant, resulting in a better prognosis for our patients. KT units have been able to adapt their programs to this new reality, normalizing both donation and transplantation activity in our country. This manuscript presents a proposal to update the general recommendations for the prevention and treatment of infection in this highly vulnerable population such as KT.
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- Verónica López
- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Nefrología, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Instituto Biomédico de Investigación de Málaga (IBIMA), RICORS2040 (RD21/0005/0012), Málaga, Spain.
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Complejo Hospitalario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital del Mar, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), RD16/0009/0013 (ISCIII FEDER REDinREN), Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Fundación Puigvert, REDinREN RD16/0009/0019, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Trias i Pujol, REDinREN RD16/0009/0032, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Reina Sofía, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, REDinREN RD16/0009/0027, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital de Cruces, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, REDinREN RD16/0009/0027, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Nefrología, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Instituto Biomédico de Investigación de Málaga (IBIMA), RICORS2040 (RD21/0005/0012), Málaga, Spain
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Qin F, Wang H, Li M, Zhuo S, Liu W. Drug-drug interaction of Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and tacrolimus: A potential risk disproportionality analysis of nephrotoxicity from COVID-19 reports in FAERS. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2023; 22:1321-1327. [PMID: 37477905 DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2023.2239156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir is a new oral antiviral agent for COVID-19, and tacrolimus is a widely used immunosuppressant. Drug-drug interaction between Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and tacrolimus is expected. However, information regarding the drug-drug interaction in a real-world setting is limited. We aim to evaluate drug-drug interaction between tacrolimus and Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and perform a disproportionality analysis to assess the potential risk of nephrotoxicity due to their combination for COVID-19 treatment based on the FAERS database. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Disproportionality analysis was performed using the reporting odds ratio (ROR) method, and subset analysis was conducted based on the background of COVID-19 drugs combined with tacrolimus more than 10 times. RESULTS In disproportionality analysis, combination of Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and tacrolimus was significantly associated with acute kidney injury (41.13%), serum creatinine increased (14.18%), renal failure (2.84%), and renal impairment (2.84%). These positive signals of acute kidney injury and serum creatinine increased still strongly retained in subset analysis. No similar positive signals were detected in Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir-single group. Only in Cilgavimab/Tixagevimab-tacrolimus group and Remdesivir-tacrolimus group, acute kidney injury was recognized as weakly positive signals and disappeared in subset analysis. CONCLUSIONS The study results show significant drug-drug interaction between Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and tacrolimus and confirm that their combination for COVID-19 treatment greatly increases risk of acute kidney injury.
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- Fuhong Qin
- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou Railway Vocational and Technical College, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Lübbert C, Dykukha I, Pelz JP, Yearley H, Junker W, Gruber N, Escher S, Biereth K, Melnik S, Puschmann J. Individuals at risk for severe COVID-19 in whom ritonavir-containing therapies are contraindicated or may lead to interactions with concomitant medications: a retrospective analysis of German health insurance claims data. Drugs Context 2023; 12:2023-3-4. [PMID: 37415918 PMCID: PMC10321469 DOI: 10.7573/dic.2023-3-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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Background Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir is authorized for the treatment of COVID-19 but has several contraindications and potential drug-drug interactions (pDDIs) due to ritonavir-induced irreversible inhibition of cytochrome P450 3A4. We aimed to assess the prevalence of individuals with one or more risk factors for severe COVID-19 along with contraindications and pDDIs due to ritonavir-containing COVID-19 therapy. Methods Retrospective observational study of individuals with one or more risk factors according to Robert Koch Institute criteria for severe COVID-19 according to German statutory health insurance (SHI) claims data from the pre-pandemic years 2018-2019 based on the German Analysis Database for Evaluation and Health Services Research. Prevalence was extrapolated to the entire SHI population using age-adjusted and sex-adjusted multiplication factors. Results Nearly 2.5 million fully insured adults, representing 61 million people in the German SHI population, were included in the analysis. In 2019, prevalence of individuals that would have been at risk of severe COVID-19 was 56.4%. Amongst them, the prevalence of contraindications for treatment with ritonavir-containing COVID-19 therapy was approximately 2% according to presence of somatic comorbidities (severe liver or kidney disease). Prevalence of intake of medicines contraindicated for their potential interactions with ritonavir-containing COVID-19 therapy was 16.5% according to Summary of Product Characteristics and 31.8% according to previously published data. The prevalence of individuals at risk of pDDIs during ritonavir-containing COVID-19 therapy without adjustment of their concomitant therapy was 56.0% and 44.3%, respectively. Prevalence data for 2018 were similar. Conclusion Administering ritonavir-containing COVID-19 therapy can be challenging as thorough medical record review and close monitoring are required. In some cases, ritonavir-containing treatment may not be appropriate due to contraindications, risk of pDDIs, or both. For those individuals, an alternative ritonavir-free treatment should be considered.
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- Christoph Lübbert
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine I, Leipzig University Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Gesundheitsforen Leipzig GmbH, Leipzig, Germany
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Rabiee A, Girone G, Davis JP. Brief overview of immunosuppression and its side effects after liver transplantation. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken) 2023; 21:160-164. [PMID: 37937047 PMCID: PMC10627593 DOI: 10.1097/cld.0000000000000035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
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- Anahita Rabiee
- Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Services, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Modi S, Kahwash R, Kissling K. Case Report: tacrolimus toxicity in the setting of concurrent Paxlovid use in a heart-transplant recipient. Eur Heart J Case Rep 2023; 7:ytad193. [PMID: 37252201 PMCID: PMC10220502 DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Background Tacrolimus toxicity in patient's status post-orthotropic heart transplantation is not commonly reported. Given its narrow therapeutic window and drug-drug interactions, it must be closely monitored by providers who are experienced in transplant management. There are no case series of patients with tacrolimus toxicity in the setting of treatment for Sars-2-CoV-19 (COVID 19) for heart-transplant recipients. We present a case of tacrolimus toxicity in the setting of concurrent ritonavir-nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) use. Case summary The patient was a 74-year-old male with a prior significant history of heart transplantation and on maintenance immunosuppression with tacrolimus. He contracted COVID-19 and was prescribed antiviral therapy with Paxlovid by an outside provider prior to admission. The patient complained of severe headaches, dehydration, and tremors. After eliminating acute intracranial processes with imaging, laboratory investigation revealed a severely elevated tacrolimus level with acute renal injury. The patient was taken off tacrolimus and treated conservatively with intravenous hydration. The symptoms improved, particularly the headaches. He was discharged with instructions to resume his home dosing of tacrolimus and return to clinic in 1 week with a repeat trough level. The subsequent trough level was no longer supra-therapeutic. Discussion Tacrolimus has a potent drug-drug interaction with Paxlovid (ritonavir-nirmatrelvir) and can be supra-therapeutic. Toxicity is associated with multiple adverse effects, including but not limited to, acute renal injury, neurotoxicity, and infections due to over-immunosuppression. As Paxlovid is effective in treating Sars-2-CoV-19 in heart-transplant recipients, knowledge and understanding of drug-drug interactions is crucial in preventing and mitigating toxicity.
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- Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ross Heart Hospital at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 473 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Schneider J, Wobser R, Kühn W, Wagner D, Tanriver Y, Walz G. Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir treatment in SARS-CoV-2 positive kidney transplant recipients - a case series with four patients. BMC Nephrol 2023; 24:99. [PMID: 37061677 PMCID: PMC10105635 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-023-03154-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite vaccination coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated mortality caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains high in kidney transplant recipients. Nirmatrelvir is a protease inhibitor with activity against SARS-CoV-2. Nirmatrelvir reduces the risk for mortality and hospitalization, which is approved for treating adults at risk for severe disease. Nirmatrelvir is metabolized by the cytochrome P-450 (CYP) 3A4 isozyme CYP3A4 and is therefore co-administered with the irreversible CYP3A4 inhibitor ritonavir, which results in a drug interaction with tacrolimus. A limited number of patients with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and tacrolimus therapy after kidney transplantation have been reported to date. It has been reported that tacrolimus was paused during the five-day nirmatrelvir/ritonavir therapy and subtherapeutic tacrolimus levels were observed after finishing nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in two patients. Therefore, optimization of tacrolimus dosing is urgently needed in transplant recipients receiving nirmatrelvir/ritonavir treatment. CASE PRESENTATION Here, we present our first-hand experience with four patients receiving tacrolimus therapy following kidney transplantation and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir therapy due to COVID-19. Tacrolimus was paused during nirmatrelvir/ritonavir therapy in all patients, which resulted in stable therapeutic tacrolimus levels. Tacrolimus was continued directly after finishing nirmatrelvir/ritonavir to avoid subtherapeutic levels in the first patient treated. This patient received his usual tacrolimus maintenance dose, which resulted in toxic levels. Based on this observation, tacrolimus therapy was continued 24 h after finishing nirmatrelvir/ritonavir treatment at a reduced dose in the subsequent patients. In these patients, therapeutic to supratherapeutic tacrolimus levels were observed despite the therapeutic break and dose reduction. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Based on altered CYP3A4 metabolism, tacrolimus levels have to be closely monitored after treatment with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir. Our study suggests that tacrolimus treatment should be paused during nirmatrelvir/ritonavir medication and be continued 24 h after completing nirmatrelvir/ritonavir therapy at a reduced dose and under close monitoring. Based on the limited number of patients in this study, results must be interpreted with caution.
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- Johanna Schneider
- Department of Medicine IV, Faculty of Medicine, University Freiburg Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Street 55, Freiburg, 79106, Germany.
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- Department of Medicine IV, Faculty of Medicine, University Freiburg Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Street 55, Freiburg, 79106, Germany
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- Department of Medicine IV, Faculty of Medicine, University Freiburg Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Street 55, Freiburg, 79106, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University Freiburg Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine IV, Faculty of Medicine, University Freiburg Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Street 55, Freiburg, 79106, Germany
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- Department of Medicine IV, Faculty of Medicine, University Freiburg Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Street 55, Freiburg, 79106, Germany
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Tang Y, Li Y, Song T. Optimizing the use of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in solid organ transplant recipients with COVID-19: A review of immunosuppressant adjustment strategies. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1150341. [PMID: 37081880 PMCID: PMC10111375 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1150341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a significant burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) being particularly vulnerable. Nirmatrelvir and ritonavir have demonstrated the potential for reducing the risk of hospitalization and death in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19. However, ritonavir has a strong drug–drug interaction with CYP3A-dependent drugs such as calcineurin inhibitors, potentially leading to rapid increases in blood concentration. As SOTRs are commonly prescribed immunosuppressants, co-administration with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir requires careful consideration. To address this issue, we conducted a literature review to evaluate the use and adverse effects of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in SOTRs and explore feasible immunosuppressant adjustment regimens. Our findings suggest that nirmatrelvir/ritonavir could be a feasible treatment option for COVID-19 in SOTRs, provided that appropriate immunosuppressive drug management is in place during co-administration. Although prescribing the novel anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug to transplant recipients poses challenges, potential strategies to overcome these issues are discussed. Further studies are needed to determine the optimal dosing strategies of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, immunosuppressant adjustment, and monitoring in this patient population.
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Lemaitre F, Budde K, Van Gelder T, Bergan S, Lawson R, Noceti O, Venkataramanan R, Elens L, Moes DJAR, Hesselink DA, Pawinski T, Johnson-Davis KL, De Winter BCM, Pattanaik S, Brunet M, Masuda S, Langman LJ. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Dosage Adjustments of Immunosuppressive Drugs When Combined With Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir in Patients With COVID-19. Ther Drug Monit 2023; 45:191-199. [PMID: 35944126 DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000001014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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ABSTRACT Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) consists of a peptidomimetic inhibitor (nirmatrelvir) of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease and a pharmacokinetic enhancer (ritonavir). It is approved for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19. This combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir can mediate significant and complex drug-drug interactions (DDIs), primarily due to the ritonavir component. Indeed, ritonavir inhibits the metabolism of nirmatrelvir through cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) leading to higher plasma concentrations and a longer half-life of nirmatrelvir. Coadministration of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir with immunosuppressive drugs (ISDs) is particularly challenging given the major involvement of CYP3A in the metabolism of most of these drugs and their narrow therapeutic ranges. Exposure of ISDs will be drastically increased through the potent ritonavir-mediated inhibition of CYP3A, resulting in an increased risk of adverse drug reactions. Although a decrease in the dosage of ISDs can prevent toxicity, an inappropriate dosage regimen may also result in insufficient exposure and a risk of rejection. Here, we provide some general recommendations for therapeutic drug monitoring of ISDs and dosing recommendations when coadministered with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir. Particularly, tacrolimus should be discontinued, or patients should be given a microdose on day 1, whereas cyclosporine dosage should be reduced to 20% of the initial dosage during the antiviral treatment. Dosages of mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (m-TORis) should also be adjusted while dosages of mycophenolic acid and corticosteroids are expected to be less impacted.
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- Florian Lemaitre
- Department of Pharmacology, Univ Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, IRSET-UMR S 1085, Rennes, France
- INSERM, Centre d'Investigation Clinique 1414, Rennes, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Toxicology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology, Oslo University Hospital and Department of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Norway
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- University of Limoges, Inserm U1248, Pharmacology & Transplantation, Limoges, France
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- National Center for Liver Transplantation and Liver Diseases, Army Forces Hospital, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Department of Pathology, Starzl Transplantation Institute, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Integrated Pharmacometrics, Pharmacogenetic and Pharmacokinetics Research Group (PMGK), Louvain Drug for Research Institute (LDRI), Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Toxicology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Drug Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, Biomedical Diagnostic Center, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Himeji Dokkyo University, Japan; and
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Belden KA, Yeager S, Schulte J, Cantarin MPM, Moss S, Royer T, Coppock D. "Saving lives with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir one transplant patient at a time". Transpl Infect Dis 2023; 25:e14037. [PMID: 36847419 PMCID: PMC10500437 DOI: 10.1111/tid.14037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at risk of complications from COVID-19. Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) can reduce mortality from COVID-19 but is contraindicated in patients receiving calcineurin inhibitors (CI), which depend on cytochrome p4503A (CY3PA). In this study, we aim to show the feasibility of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir administration to SOT recipients receiving CI with coordination of medication management and limited tacrolimus trough monitoring. METHODS We reviewed adult SOT recipients treated with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir from 4/14 to 11/1/2022 and assessed for changes in tacrolimus trough and serum creatinine after therapy. RESULTS Of 47 patients identified, 28 were receiving tacrolimus and had follow-up laboratory testing. Patients had a mean age of 55 years, 17 (61%) received a kidney transplant and 23 (82%) received three or more doses of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine. Patients had mild-moderate COVID-19 and started nirmatrelvir/ritonavir within 5 days of symptom onset. Median baseline tacrolimus trough concentration was 5.6 ng/mL (Interquartile range 5.1-6.7), while median follow-up tacrolimus trough concentration was 7.8 ng/mL (Interquartile range 5.7-11.5, p = 0.0017). Median baseline and follow-up serum creatinine levels were 1.21 mg/dL (Interquartile range 1.02-1.39) and 1.21 mg/dL (interquartile range 1.02-1.44, p = 0.3162), respectively. One kidney recipient had a follow up creatinine level >1.5 times baseline. No patients were hospitalized or died from COVID-19 in the follow up period. CONCLUSION While administration of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir resulted in a significant increase in tacrolimus concentration, this did not result in significant nephrotoxicity. Early oral antiviral treatment in SOT recipients is feasible with medication management, even with limited tacrolimus trough monitoring.
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- Katherine A. Belden
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Transplant, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Maria Alejandra Mendoza, Raymund Razonable. COVID-19 Management Strategies in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Infect Dis Clin North Am 2023. [PMID: 37142512 PMCID: PMC10028355 DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2023.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/24/2023]
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Solid organ transplant recipients are at high risk of severe coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). If left untreated, it results in high rates of hospitalization, intensive care unit admission and death. Early diagnosis of COVID-19 is essential to ensure the early administration of therapeutics. Treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 with remdesivir, ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir, or an anti-spike neutralizing monoclonal antibody may prevent progression to severe and critical COVID-19. Among patients with severe and critical COVID-19, treatment with intravenous remdesivir and immunomodulation is recommended. This review article discusses strategies in the management of solid organ transplant recipients with COVID-19.
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Michael S, Heilbronner R, Lloyd CM, Levitin HW. Paxlovid-Induced Tacrolimus Toxicity in the Treatment of COVID-19: A Case Report. Cureus 2023; 15:e35489. [PMID: 36999105 PMCID: PMC10046481 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.35489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2023] Open
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PaxlovidTM (nirmaltrelvir/ritonavir) received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2021 to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Given the actions of Paxlovid on cytochrome P450-3A4 (CYP3A4) enzymes, it is imperative to check for potential drug-drug interactions before prescribing. We describe a case in which the common emergency department presentation of generalized weakness was found to be caused by interactions between Paxlovid and a patient's home medications resulting in tacrolimus toxicity.
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Rackow AR, Knezevic CE. A persistently febrile patient post-bone marrow transplant. J Mass Spectrom Adv Clin Lab 2023; 28:9-12. [PMID: 36798106 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmsacl.2023.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Chary MA, Barbuto AF, Izadmehr S, Tarsillo M, Fleischer E, Burns MM. COVID-19 Therapeutics: Use, Mechanism of Action, and Toxicity (Xenobiotics). J Med Toxicol 2023; 19:26-36. [PMID: 36525217 PMCID: PMC9756926 DOI: 10.1007/s13181-022-00918-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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SARS-CoV-2 emerged in 2019 and led to the COVID-19 pandemic. Efforts to develop therapeutics against SARS-Cov-2 led to both new treatments and attempts to repurpose existing medications. Here, we provide a narrative review of the xenobiotics and alternative remedies used or proposed to treat COVID-19. Most repositioned xenobiotics have had neither the feared toxicity nor the anticipated efficacy. Repurposed viral replication inhibitors are not efficacious and frequently associated with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Antiviral medications designed specifically against SARS-CoV-2 may prevent progression to severe disease in at-risk individuals and appear to have a wide therapeutic index. Colloidal silver, zinc, and ivermectin have no demonstrated efficacy. Ivermectin has a wide therapeutic index but is not efficacious and acquiring it from veterinary sources poses additional danger. Chloroquine has a narrow therapeutic index and no efficacy. A companion review covers vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and immunotherapies. Together, these two reviews form an update to our 2020 review.
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- Michael A. Chary
- Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA ,Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention Serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Boston, MA USA ,Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY USA
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- Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA ,Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention Serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Boston, MA USA ,Department of Emergency Medicine, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY USA
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- Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY USA
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- Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA ,Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention Serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Boston, MA USA ,Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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Chen S, Leong WF, Lee SS, Chowbay B. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenomic considerations in managing use of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir and molnupiravir and dermatological treatments. Ann Acad Med Singap 2022. [DOI: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2022430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Cadley SM, Sethi A, Knorr JP. CYP induction to reverse tacrolimus toxicity resulting from concomitant Paxlovid use. Transpl Infect Dis 2022; 24:e13982. [PMID: 36349880 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Stephanie M Cadley
- Department of Pharmacy, Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Delaware Valley Nephrology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Marzolini C, Kuritzkes DR, Marra F, Boyle A, Gibbons S, Flexner C, Pozniak A, Boffito M, Waters L, Burger D, Back DJ, Khoo S. Recommendations for the Management of Drug-Drug Interactions Between the COVID-19 Antiviral Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir (Paxlovid) and Comedications. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2022; 112:1191-1200. [PMID: 35567754 PMCID: PMC9348462 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.2646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) antiviral nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) has been granted authorization or approval in several countries for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 at high risk of progression to severe disease and with no requirement for supplemental oxygen. Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir will be primarily administered outside the hospital setting as a 5-day course oral treatment. The ritonavir component boosts plasma concentrations of nirmatrelvir through the potent and rapid inhibition of the key drug-metabolizing enzyme cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4. Thus nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, even given as a short treatment course, has a high potential to cause harm from drug-drug interactions (DDIs) with other drugs metabolized through this pathway. Options for mitigating risk from DDIs with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir are limited due to the clinical illness, the short window for intervention, and the related difficulty of implementing clinical monitoring or dosage adjustment of the comedication. Pragmatic options are largely confined to preemptive or symptom-driven pausing of the comedication or managing any additional risk through counseling. This review summarizes the effects of ritonavir on drug disposition (i.e., metabolizing enzymes and transporters) and discusses factors determining the likelihood of having a clinically significant DDI. Furthermore, it provides a comprehensive list of comedications likely to be used in COVID-19 patients which are categorized according to their potential DDI risk with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir. It also discusses recommendations for the management of DDIs which balance the risk of harm from DDIs with a short course of ritonavir, against unnecessary denial of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir treatment.
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- Catia Marzolini
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Departments of Medicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital of Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Department of Pharmacy, National Health Service Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Department of Pharmacy, National Health Service Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Divisions of Clinical Pharmacology and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Mortimer Market Centre, Central and North West London, National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Global DDI Solutions, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Abraham S, Nohria A, Neilan TG, Asnani A, Saji AM, Shah J, Lech T, Grossman J, Abraham GM, McQuillen DP, Martin DT, Sax PE, Dani SS, Ganatra S. Cardiovascular Drug Interactions With Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir in Patients With COVID-19: JACC Review Topic of the Week. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 80:1912-1924. [PMID: 36243540 PMCID: PMC9580069 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (NMVr) is used to treat symptomatic, nonhospitalized patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) who are at high risk of progression to severe disease. Patients with cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease are at a high risk of developing adverse events from COVID-19 and as a result have a higher likelihood of receiving NMVr. Ritonavir, the pharmaceutical enhancer used in NMVr, is an inhibitor of the enzymes of CYP450 pathway, particularly CYP3A4 and to a lesser degree CYP2D6, and affects the P-glycoprotein pump. Co-administration of NMVr with medications commonly used to manage cardiovascular conditions can potentially cause significant drug-drug interactions and may lead to severe adverse effects. It is crucial to be aware of such interactions and take appropriate measures to avoid them. In this review, we discuss potential drug-drug interactions between NMVr and commonly used cardiovascular medications based on their pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic properties.
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- Sonu Abraham
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA.
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López V, Mazuecos A, Villanego F, López-Oliva M, Alonso A, Beneyto I, Crespo M, Díaz-Corte C, Franco A, González-Roncero F, Guirado L, Jiménez C, Juega J, Llorente S, Paul J, Rodríguez-Benot A, Ruiz JC, Sánchez-Fructuoso A, Torregrosa V, Zárraga S, Rodrigo E, Hernández D. [Update of the recommendations on the management of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in kidney transplant patients.]. Nefrologia 2022; 43:S0211-6995(22)00174-6. [PMID: 36405492 PMCID: PMC9664833 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2022.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) has had a significant impact on transplant activity in our country. Mortality and the risk of complications associated with COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients (KT) were expected to be higher due to their immunosuppressed condition and the frequent associated comorbidities. Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020 we have rapidly improved our knowledge about the epidemiology, clinical features and management of COVID-19 post-transplant, resulting in a better prognosis for our patients. KT units have been able to adapt their programs to this new reality, normalizing both donation and transplantation activity in our country.This manuscript presents a proposal to update the general recommendations for the prevention and treatment of infection in this highly vulnerable population such as KT.
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- Verónica López
- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Nefrología. Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Instituto Biomédico de Investigación de Málaga (IBIMA), RICORS2040 (RD21/0005/0012), Málaga, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología. Complejo Hospitalario A Coruña, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología. Hospital Universitario Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología. Hospital del Mar, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, España. RD16/0009/0013 (ISCIII FEDER REDinREN), España
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- Servicio de Nefrología. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Asturias, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología. Hospital de Alicante, Alicante, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología. Fundación Puigvert, REDinREN RD16/0009/0019, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología. Hospital Trias i Pujol, REDinREN RD16/0009/0032, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología. Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología. Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología. Hospital Reina Sofía, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba, Córdoba, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología. Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, REDinREN RD16/0009/0027, Santander, España
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- Serivicio de Nefrología. Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología. Hospital de Cruces, Bilbao, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología. Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, REDinREN RD16/0009/0027, Santander, España
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Nefrología. Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Instituto Biomédico de Investigación de Málaga (IBIMA), RICORS2040 (RD21/0005/0012), Málaga, España
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Salvadori M. What Is New in Prophylaxis and Treatment of COVID-19 in Renal Transplant Patients? A Report from an ESOT Meeting on the Topic. Transplantology 2022; 3:288-306. [DOI: 10.3390/transplantology3040030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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I should highlight that this manuscript is not a formal review on the topic, but a report from an ESOT meeting held on 22 June 2022. The assumption of immunosuppressants exposes kidney transplant recipients to the risk of infections, including COVID-19 infection. A transplant patient having COVID-19 infection raises several questions, including whether the immunosuppressive therapy should be reduced with the consequent risk of favoring acute rejections. Patient vaccination before transplantation is probably the gold standard to avoid the risk of COVID-19 infection after transplantation. In the case of transplant patients, three measures may be undertaken: vaccination, use of monoclonal antibodies and use of therapeutic antiviral small molecules. Concerning vaccination, it is still debated which one is the best and how many doses should be administered, particularly considering the new variants of the virus. The onset of virus variants has stimulated researchers to find new active vaccines. In addition, not all transplant patients develop antibodies. An alternative prophylactic measure to be principally used for patients that do not develop antibodies after vaccination is the use of monoclonal antibodies. These drugs may be administered as prophylaxis or in the early stage of the disease. Finally, the small antiviral molecules may be used again as prophylaxis or treatment. Their major drawbacks are their interference with immunosuppressive drugs and the fact that some of them cannot be administered to patients with low eGFR.
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Chen W, Liang B, Wu X, Li L, Wang C, Xing D. Advances And Challenges In Using Nirmatrelvir And Its Derivatives Against Sars-Cov-2 Infection. J Pharm Anal 2022; 13:255-261. [PMID: 36345404 PMCID: PMC9628234 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2022.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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On 22 December 2021, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first Mpro inhibitor, i.e., oral antiviral nirmatrelvir (PF-07321332)/ritonavir (Paxlovid), for the treatment of early severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Nirmatrelvir inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection, but high doses or long-term treatment may cause embryonic developmental toxicity and changes in host gene expression. The chiral structure of nirmatrelvir plays a key role in its antiviral activity. Ritonavir boosts the efficacy of nirmatrelvir by inactivating cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) expression and occupying the plasma protein binding sites. Multidrug resistance protein 1 (MDR1) inhibitors may increase the efficacy of nirmatrelvir. However, paxlovid has many contraindications. Some patients treated with paxlovid experience a second round of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms soon after recovery. Interestingly, the antiviral activity of nirmatrelvir metabolites, such as compounds 12−18, is similar to or higher than that of nirmatrelvir. Herein, we review the advances and challenges in using nirmatrelvir and its derivatives with the aim of providing knowledge to drug developers and physicians in the fight against COVID-19.
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- Wujun Chen
- Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao Cancer Institute, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao Cancer Institute, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao Cancer Institute, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519000, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao Cancer Institute, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China,Corresponding author
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao Cancer Institute, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China,School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China,Corresponding author. Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao Cancer Institute, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China
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Vazquez SR, Wilson AS, Witt DM. Management of potential drug-drug interactions with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir and oral anticoagulants: a case series. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2022; 54:583-586. [PMID: 36253637 PMCID: PMC9579540 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-022-02707-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Sara R Vazquez
- Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, 30 South 2000 East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
- University of Utah Health Thrombosis Clinic, 6056 South Fashion Square Drive, Suite 1200, Murray, UT, 84107, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, 30 South 2000 East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, 30 South 2000 East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
- University of Utah Health Thrombosis Clinic, 6056 South Fashion Square Drive, Suite 1200, Murray, UT, 84107, USA
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Wolf U. Additional Points. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2022; 119:761. [PMID: 36655291 PMCID: PMC9853236 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hedvat J, Lange NW, Salerno DM, DeFilippis EM, Kovac D, Corbo H, Chen JK, Choe JY, Lee JH, Anamisis A, Jennings DL, Codispodo G, Shertel T, Brown RS, Pereira MR. COVID-19 therapeutics and outcomes among solid organ transplant recipients during the Omicron BA.1 era. Am J Transplant 2022; 22:2682-2688. [PMID: 35801839 PMCID: PMC9349644 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.17140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Treatment outcomes associated with the use of novel COVID-19 therapeutics in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) are not well described in the literature. The objective of this analysis was to characterize 30-day hospitalization and other key secondary endpoints experienced by outpatient SOTR with mild-moderate COVID-19 treated with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (NR), sotrovimab, or no SARS-CoV-2 specific treatment. This IRB-approved, retrospective study included 154 SOTR with a documented positive SARS-CoV-2 infection between December 16, 2021 and January 19, 2022 (a predominant Omicron BA.1 period in New York City). Patients who received NR (N = 28) or sotrovimab (N = 51) experienced a lower rate of 30-day hospitalization or death as compared to those who received no specific treatment (N = 75) (p = .009). A total of three deaths occurred, all among patients who initially received no specific treatment prior to hospitalization. These results suggest a role for SARS-CoV-2 specific agents in the treatment of SOTR with COVID-19, and that there does not appear to be any difference in effectiveness when comparing NR versus sotrovimab.
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Key Words
- aki, acute kidney injury
- arr, adjusted risk ratio
- bmi, body mass index
- ci, confidence interval
- eua, emergency use authorization
- fda, food and drug administration
- iqr, interquartile range
- mmf, mycophenolate mofetil
- nr, nirmatrelvir/ritonavir
- nyph, newyork-presbyterian hospital
- rrr, relative risk reduction
- scr, serum creatinine
- sotr, solid organ transplant recipient
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- Jessica Hedvat
- Department of Pharmacy NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York City, New York USA,Jessica Hedvat, Department of Pharmacy, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, NY, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacy NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York City, New York USA
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- Department of Pharmacy NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York City, New York USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York City, New York USA
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- Department of Pharmacy NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York City, New York USA
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- Department of Pharmacy NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York City, New York USA
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- Department of Pharmacy NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York City, New York USA
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- Department of Pharmacy NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York City, New York USA
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- Department of Pharmacy NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York City, New York USA
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- Department of Pharmacy NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York City, New York USA
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- Department of Pharmacy NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York City, New York USA
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- Department of Pharmacy NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York City, New York USA
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- Department of Pharmacy NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York City, New York USA
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- Department of Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine New York City, New York USA
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- Department of Medicine Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons New York City, New York USA
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Kwon EJ, Yun GA, Park S, Kim S, Chae DW, Park HS, Lee T, Jeong JC. Treatment of acute tacrolimus toxicity with phenytoin after Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir) administration in a kidney transplant recipient. Kidney Res Clin Pract 2022; 41:768-770. [PMID: 36474331 PMCID: PMC9731781 DOI: 10.23876/j.krcp.22.218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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- Eun-Jeong Kwon
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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Dewey KW, Yen B, Lazo J, Seijo L, Jariwala R, Shah RJ, Quan D, Carpenter B, Paul Singer J, Breen K, Hays S, Florez R. Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir Use With Tacrolimus in Lung Transplant Recipients: A Single-center Case Series. Transplantation 2022. [PMID: 36525555 DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Limited data and guidelines exist for using nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in solid organ transplant recipients stabilized on tacrolimus for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease. Concern exists regarding the impact of utilizing a 5-d course of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir with calcineurin inhibitors because of significant drug-drug interactions between ritonavir, a potent cytochrome P450 3A inhibitor, and other cytochrome P450 3A substrates, such as tacrolimus. METHODS We report the successful use of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in 12 outpatient lung transplant recipients with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection stabilized on tacrolimus immunosuppression. All patients stopped tacrolimus and started nirmatrelvir/ritonavir 10 to 14 h after the last dose of tacrolimus. Tacrolimus was withheld and then reinitiated at a modified dose 48 h following the completion of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir therapy. Tacrolimus trough levels were checked during nirmatrelvir/ritonavir therapy and tacrolimus reinitiation. RESULTS Ten (10/12) patients were able to resume their original tacrolimus dose within 4 d of completing nirmatrelvir/ritonavir therapy and maintain therapeutic levels of tacrolimus. No patients experienced tacrolimus toxicity or acute rejection during the 30-d postcompletion of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir therapy. CONCLUSIONS In this cohort of lung transplant recipients on tacrolimus, we demonstrated that nirmatrelvir/ritonavir can be safely used with close monitoring of tacrolimus levels and appropriate dose adjustments of tacrolimus. Further confirmatory studies are needed to determine the appropriate use of therapeutic drug monitoring and tacrolimus dose following completion of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in the solid organ transplant population.
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Strasfeld L. COVID-19 and HSCT (Hematopoietic stem cell transplant). Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2022; 35:101399. [PMID: 36494150 DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2022.101399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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HSCT recipients are at increased risk for COVID-19-associated morbidity and mortality. Early treatment of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection is an important means to decreasing risk for severe disease and death. While some HSCT recipients, particularly those who are early post-transplant and severely immunosuppressed, may have diminished response to COVID-19 vaccines, the benefits of vaccination are uncontested. Public health, healthcare facility and individual level approaches are all necessary to mitigate risk for infection in this vulnerable population.
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Saade EA, Hojat LS, Gundelly P, Salata RA. Prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in patients with benign and malignant blood disorders. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2022; 35:101375. [PMID: 36494144 PMCID: PMC9398935 DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2022.101375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Patients with moderate to severe immunosuppression, a condition that is common in many hematologic diseases because of the pathology itself or its treatment, are at high risk for COVID-19 and its complications. While empirical data are sometimes conflicting, this heightened risk has been confirmed in multiple well-done studies for patients with hematologic malignancies, particularly those with B-cell lymphoid malignancies who received lymphocytotoxic therapies, those with a history of recent hematopoietic stem cell transplant and chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, and, to a lesser degree, those with hemoglobinopathies. Patients with immunosuppression need to have a lower threshold for avoiding indoor public spaces where they are unable to effectively keep a safe distance from others, and wear a high-quality well-fitting mask, especially when community levels are not low. They should receive an enhanced initial vaccine regimen and additional boosting. Therapeutic options are available and immunosuppressed patients are prioritized per the NIH.
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- Elie A. Saade
- Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA,Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA,Corresponding author. Division of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue – Mailstop Fol. 5083, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA,Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA,Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA,Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Joyce RP, Hu VW, Wang J. The history, mechanism, and perspectives of nirmatrelvir (PF-07321332): an orally bioavailable main protease inhibitor used in combination with ritonavir to reduce COVID-19-related hospitalizations. Med Chem Res 2022; 31:1637-1646. [PMID: 36060104 PMCID: PMC9425786 DOI: 10.1007/s00044-022-02951-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The rapid development of effective vaccines to combat the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been an effective counter measure to decrease hospitalization and the mortality rate in many countries. However, with the risk of mutated strains decreasing the efficacy of the vaccine, there has been an increasing demand for antivirals to treat COVID-19. While antivirals, such as remdesivir, have had some success treating COVID-19 patients in hospital settings, there is a need for orally bioavailable, cost-effective antivirals that can be administered in outpatient settings to minimize COVID-19-related hospitalizations and death. Nirmatrelvir (PF-07321332) is an orally bioavailable Mpro (also called 3CLpro) inhibitor developed by Pfizer. It is administered in combination with ritonavir, a potent CYP3A4 inhibitor that decreases the metabolism of nirmatrelvir. This review seeks to outline the history of the rational design, the target selectivity, synthesis, drug resistance, and future perspectives of nirmatrelvir. Graphical abstract ![]()
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- Ryan P. Joyce
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
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Ouyang J, Zaongo SD, Harypursat V, Li X, Routy JP, Chen Y. SARS-CoV-2 pre-exposure prophylaxis: A potential COVID-19 preventive strategy for high-risk populations, including healthcare workers, immunodeficient individuals, and poor vaccine responders. Front Public Health 2022; 10:945448. [PMID: 36003629 PMCID: PMC9393547 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.945448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The unprecedented worldwide spread of SARS-CoV-2 has imposed severe challenges on global health care systems. The roll-out and widespread administration of COVID-19 vaccines has been deemed a major milestone in the race to restrict the severity of the infection. Vaccines have as yet not entirely suppressed the relentless progression of the pandemic, due mainly to the emergence of new virus variants, and also secondary to the waning of protective antibody titers over time. Encouragingly, an increasing number of antiviral drugs, such as remdesivir and the newly developed drug combination, Paxlovid® (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir), as well as molnupiravir, have shown significant benefits for COVID-19 patient outcomes. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been proven to be an effective preventive strategy in high-risk uninfected people exposed to HIV. Building on knowledge from what is already known about the use of PrEP for HIV disease, and from recently gleaned knowledge of antivirals used against COVID-19, we propose that SARS-CoV-2 PrEP, using specific antiviral and adjuvant drugs against SARS-CoV-2, may represent a novel preventive strategy for high-risk populations, including healthcare workers, immunodeficient individuals, and poor vaccine responders. Herein, we critically review the risk factors for severe COVID-19 and discuss PrEP strategies against SARS-CoV-2. In addition, we outline details of candidate anti-SARS-CoV-2 PrEP drugs, thus creating a framework with respect to the development of alternative and/or complementary strategies to prevent COVID-19, and contributing to the global armamentarium that has been developed to limit SARS-CoV-2 infection, severity, and transmission.
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- Jing Ouyang
- Clinical Research Center, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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- Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program, Research Institute, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Chronic Viral Illness Service, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Division of Hematology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Clinical Research Center, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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Kayki-Mutlu G, Aksoyalp ZS, Wojnowski L, Michel MC. A year in pharmacology: new drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2021. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2022; 395:867-885. [PMID: 35543739 PMCID: PMC9091141 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-022-02250-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The second year of the COVID-19 pandemic had no adverse effect on the number of new drug approvals by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Quite the contrary, with a total of 50 new drugs, 2021 belongs to the most successful FDA years. We assign these new drugs to one of three levels of innovation: (1) first drug against a condition ("first-in-indication"), (2) first drug using a novel molecular mechanism ("first-in-class"), and (3) "next-in-class", i.e., a drug using an already exploited molecular mechanism. We identify 21 first-in-class, 28 next-in-class, and only one first-in-indication drugs. By treatment area, the largest group is once again cancer drugs, many of which target specific genetic alterations. Every second drug approved in 2021 targets an orphan disease, half of them being cancers. Small molecules continue to dominate new drug approvals, followed by antibodies and non-antibody biopharmaceuticals. In 2021, the FDA continued to approve drugs without strong evidence of clinical effects, best exemplified by the aducanumab controversy.
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- Gizem Kayki-Mutlu
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55118 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55118 Mainz, Germany
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Devresse A, Briol S, De Greef J, Lemaitre F, Boland L, Haufroid V, Scohy A, Kabamba B, Yombi JC, Belkhir L, Darius T, Buemi A, De Potter K, Mantegazza R, Bearzatto B, Goffin E, Kanaan N. Safety, Efficacy and Relapse of Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir in Kidney Transplant Recipients Infected with SARS-CoV-2. Kidney Int Rep 2022; 7:2356-2363. [PMID: 36060621 PMCID: PMC9420244 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Introduction The efficacy of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (NR; Paxlovid, Pfizer, New York, NY) to decrease the risk of progression to severe COVID-19 in high-risk patients has been demonstrated. However, evidence in infected kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) is lacking. Moreover, NR has significant and potentially harmful interactions with calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs). Methods In this single-center retrospective study, we included all KTRs treated with NR from April 28 to June 3, 2022. A standard management strategy of CNI dose adaptation (discontinuation of tacrolimus 12 hours before the start of NR and administration of 20% of the cyclosporine dose) and laboratory follow-up was applied. Results A total of 14 patients were included. Compared with day-0 (day before NR initiation), day-7 plasma creatinine concentrations and SARS-CoV-2 viral loads were similar (P = 0.866) and decreased (P = 0.002), respectively. CNI trough concentrations at the end of the treatment were satisfactory, nonetheless, with high individual variability. After a median follow-up time of 34 days, no death or viral pneumonia were observed. Nevertheless, 2 patients experienced early SARS-CoV-2 infection relapses (at day-10 and day-21) associated with an increase in SARS-CoV-2 viral loads. Conclusion NR can be used in KTRs but requires a strict protocol of drug adaptation. We observed 2 cases of early relapse after NR treatment that need further investigations.
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Lemaitre F. Yes We Can (Use Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Even in High Immunological Risk Patients Treated with Immunosuppressive Drugs)! Clin Pharmacokinet 2022; 61:1071-1073. [PMID: 35870084 PMCID: PMC9308019 DOI: 10.1007/s40262-022-01158-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Florian Lemaitre
- Pharmacology Department, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Univ Rennes, CHU de Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail)-UMR S 1085, 2 rue Henri Le Guilloux, 35033, Rennes Cedex, France.
- INSERM, Centre d'Investigation Clinique 1414, Rennes, France.
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Islam T, Hasan M, Rahman MS, Islam MR. Comparative evaluation of authorized drugs for treating Covid-19 patients. Health Sci Rep 2022; 5:e671. [PMID: 35734340 PMCID: PMC9194463 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background and Aims Vaccines are the first line of defense against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid‐19). However, the antiviral drugs provide a new tool to fight the Covid‐19 pandemic. Here we aimed for a comparative evaluation of authorized drugs for treating Covid‐19 patients. Methods We searched in PubMed and Google Scholar using keywords and terms such as Covid, SARS‐CoV‐2, Coronavirus disease 2019, therapeutic management, hospitalized Covid‐19 patients, Covid‐19 treatment. We also gathered information from reputed newspapers, web portals, and websites. We thoroughly observed, screened, and included the studies relevant to our inclusion criteria. We included only the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized drugs for this review. Results We found that molnupiravir and paxlovid are available for oral use, and remdesivir is for only hospitalized patients. Paxlovid is a combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, nirmatrelvir is a protease inhibitor (ritonavir increases the concentration of nirmatrelvir), and the other two (remdesivir and molnupiravir) are nucleoside analog prodrugs. Remdesivir and molnupiravir doses do not need to adjust in renal and hepatic impairment. However, the paxlovid dose adjustment is required for mild to moderate renal or hepatic impaired patients. Also, the drug is not allowed for Covid‐19 patients with severe renal or hepatic impairment. Preliminary studies showed oral antiviral drugs significantly reduce hospitalization or death among mild to severe patients. Moreover, the US FDA has approved four monoclonal antibodies for Covid‐19 treatment. Studies suggest that these drugs would reduce the risk of hospitalization or severity of symptoms. World Health Organization strongly recommended the use of corticosteroids along with other antiviral drugs for severe or critically hospitalized patients. Conclusion All authorized drugs are effective in inhibiting viral replication for most SARS‐CoV‐2 variants. Therefore, along with vaccines, these drugs might potentially aid in fighting the Covid‐19 pandemic.
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- Towhidul Islam
- Department of Pharmacy University of Asia Pacific Dhaka Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy Jagannath University Dhaka Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy University of Asia Pacific Dhaka Bangladesh
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Gandolfini I, Crespo M, Hellemans R, Maggiore U, Mariat C, Mjoen G, Oniscu GC, Peruzzi L, Sever MS, Watschinger B, Hilbrands L. Issues regarding COVID-19 in kidney transplantation in the era of the omicron variant: a commentary by the era descartes working group. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2022; 37:1824-1829. [PMID: 35746885 PMCID: PMC9278231 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Omicron variant, which has become the dominant strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) worldwide, brings new challenges to preventing and controlling the infection. Moreover, the widespread implementation of vaccination policies before and after transplantation, and the development of new prophylactic and treatment strategies for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) over the past 12–18 months, has raised several new issues concerning kidney transplant recipients. In this special report, the ERA DESCARTES (Developing Education Science and Care for Renal Transplantation in European States) Working Group addresses several questions related to everyday clinical practice concerning kidney transplant recipients and to the assessment of deceased and live kidney donors: what is the current risk of severe disease and of breakthrough infection, the optimal management of immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19, the role of passive immunization and the efficacy of antiviral drugs in ambulatory patients, the management of drug-to-drug interactions, safety criteria for the use of SARS-CoV-2-positive donors, issues related to the use of T cell depleting agents as induction treatment, and current recommendations for shielding practices.
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- Ilaria Gandolfini
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Parma, UO Nefrologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, Department of Nephrology, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Parma, UO Nefrologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal transplantation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne, Université Jean MONNET, Saint Etienne, France
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- Department of Transplant Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Edinburgh Transplant Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Nephrology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Dimitrios Farmakiotis
- Division of Infectious Diseases, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Rose DT, Gandhi SM, Bedard RA, Mondy KE, Chu AL, Gamble KC, Gee AT, Kundra MA, Williams AL, Lee BK. Supratherapeutic tacrolimus concentrations with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in solid organ transplant recipients requiring hospitalization: A case series using rifampin for reversal. Open Forum Infect Dis 2022; 9:ofac238. [PMID: 35854994 PMCID: PMC9277654 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir was recently granted emergency use authorization for mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019. Drug–drug interactions between ritonavir and tacrolimus are underappreciated by nontransplant providers. We describe 2 solid organ transplant recipients prescribed nirmatrelvir/ritonavir for outpatient use who developed tacrolimus toxicity requiring hospitalization and were managed with rifampin for toxicity reversal.
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- Dusten T. Rose
- Ascension Seton, Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, Department of Pharmacy, Austin, TX, USA
- College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, Department of Internal Medicine, Austin, TX, USA
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- Ascension Seton, Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, Department of Pharmacy, Austin, TX, USA
- Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas at Austin; Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program, Austin, TX, USA
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- Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Ascension Seton, Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, Department of Pharmacy, Austin, TX, USA
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- Ascension Seton, Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, Department of Pharmacy, Austin, TX, USA
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- Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, Department of Internal Medicine, Austin, TX, USA
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- Ascension Seton, Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, Department of Pharmacy, Austin, TX, USA
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- Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas at Austin; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Austin, TX, USA
- Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas at Austin; Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program, Austin, TX, USA
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INTRODUCTION : On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization's Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution designated PANGO lineage B.1.1.529 a variant of concern and gave it the designation Omicron. The following day, the United Kingdom reported its first two cases of Omicron, a novel variant that was thought to be more transmissible than other variants such as Delta, Beta, and Alpha. AREAS COVERED : Omicron has since become the dominant variant around the world, accounting for unprecedented case counts and hospitalizations. Omicron's high rate of spread has been attributed to a variety of factors, including enhanced replication in the upper airways (bronchi) as well as immune evasion. EXPERT OPINION : These intrinsic factors have implications for the approach to treatment. Monoclonal antibody therapies, which were highly effective against prior SARS-CoV-2 variants, were rendered largely ineffective against Omicron, and other antiviral options remain severely limited due to supply issues. This manuscript reviews the landscape of Omicron therapeutics and looks ahead to examine how these treatments and others may be used in the future to address the expanding threat of the Omicron variant.
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- Matthew W McCarthy
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065
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Salerno DM, Jennings DL, Lange NW, Kovac D, Shertel T, Chen JK, Hedvat J, Scheffert J, Brown RS, Pereira MR. Early clinical experience with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir for the treatment of COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients. Am J Transplant 2022; 22:2083-2088. [PMID: 35278260 PMCID: PMC9111190 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.17027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (NR) use has not yet been described in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) with mild COVID-19. The objective was to evaluate outcomes among SOTR and describe the drug-drug interaction of NR. This is an IRB-approved, retrospective study of all adult SOTR on a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) or mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor who were prescribed NR between December 28, 2021 and January 6, 2022. A total of 25 adult SOTR were included (n = 21 tacrolimus, n = 4 cyclosporine, n = 3 everolimus, n = 1 sirolimus). All patients were instructed to follow the following standardized protocol during treatment with 5 days of NR: hold tacrolimus or mTOR inhibitor or reduce cyclosporine dose to 20% of baseline daily dose. Four patients (16%) were hospitalized by day 30; one for infectious diarrhea and three for symptoms related to COVID-19. No patients died within 30 days of receipt of NR. Median tacrolimus level pre- and post-NR were 7.4 ng/ml (IQR, 6.6-8.6) and 5.2 (IQR, 3.6-8.7), respectively. Four patients experienced a supratherapeutic tacrolimus concentration after restarting tacrolimus post-NR. Our results show the clinically significant interaction between NR and immunosuppressive agents can be reasonably managed with a standardized dosing protocol. Prescribers should carefully re-introduce CNI after the NR course is complete.
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- David M. Salerno
- Department of PharmacyNewYork‐Presbyterian Hospital PharmacyNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Department of PharmacyNewYork‐Presbyterian Hospital PharmacyNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Department of PharmacyNewYork‐Presbyterian Hospital PharmacyNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Department of PharmacyNewYork‐Presbyterian Hospital PharmacyNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Department of PharmacyNewYork‐Presbyterian Hospital PharmacyNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Department of PharmacyNewYork‐Presbyterian Hospital PharmacyNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Department of PharmacyNewYork‐Presbyterian Hospital PharmacyNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Department of MedicineWeill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Department of MedicineColumbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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Girardin F, Manuel O, Marzolini C, Buclin T. Evaluating the risk of drug-drug interactions with pharmacokinetic boosters: the case of ritonavir-enhanced nirmatrelvir to prevent severe COVID-19. Clin Microbiol Infect 2022; 28:1044-1046. [PMID: 35358684 PMCID: PMC8958820 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- François Girardin
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Anesthesiology, Clinical Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Infectious Diseases Service and Transplantation Centre, Lausanne, Lausanne University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Departments of Medicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital of Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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