Description of Antiviral Usage in Covid-19 Patients at One of COVID-19 Referral Hospital in Semarang City
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- 10.2991/978-2-494069-49-7_48How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Antiviral; Favipiravir; Remdesivir; COVID-19 Medication
- Abstract
COVID-19 is a pandemic that is causing increasing health burdens almost all over the world, and until the outbreak of the virus spreads, no effective therapy has been found to deal with the infection. As a result, effective antiviral therapy is needed to inhibit the spread of viral transmission. Several therapeutic drugs have been explored for COVID-19 therapy. Several therapeutic drugs have been explored for COVID-19 therapy. The goal of this study was to identified description of antiviral usage in medication of COVID-19 patients. This study was an observational study that retrospectively used medical records and drug usage records of 105 patients diagnosed as positive for COVID-19 and receiving antiviral medication during the June to December 2020 period. The results showed that the most widely used antiviral was favipiravir (34.30%) in a single administration, while the most commonly used combination was Favipiravir and Remdesivir (11.00%). For each patient, the clinical condition, dose, and duration of medication were adjusted. This research was very useful in obtaining information for pharmacists, especially those working in health services, especially in hospitals, in monitoring therapy and the effectiveness of antiviral usage so that they could help improve the patient’s condition.
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TY - CONF AU - Arik Dian Eka Pratiwi AU - Dhimas Adhityasmara AU - Erna Prasetya Ningrum PY - 2022 DA - 2022/12/29 TI - Description of Antiviral Usage in Covid-19 Patients at One of COVID-19 Referral Hospital in Semarang City BT - Proceedings of the 3rd Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Science 2021 (BIS-HSS 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 290 EP - 294 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-49-7_48 DO - 10.2991/978-2-494069-49-7_48 ID - Pratiwi2022 ER -