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ReviewTrends in pharmacological sciences2022

Pharmacokinetic considerations to optimize clinical outcomes for COVID-19 drugs.

Chukwunonso K Nwabufo, Reina Bendayan

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Review in Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chukwunonso K NwabufoDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3M2, Canada.
Reina BendayanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3M2, Canada. Electronic address: r.bendayan@utoronto.ca.
University of Toronto · CA

Funding

CIHR 51794
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of clinically effective drugs that could complement existing vaccines is urgently needed to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19. Drug-metabolizing enzymes, membrane-associated drug transporters, and inflammatory responses can partly determine the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 drugs by controlling their concentrations in both the systemic circulation and in peripheral tissues. It is still unknown how these factors affect how well COVID-19 drugs work in the clinic. We explore how drug metabolism and transport, as well as SARS-CoV-2-associated inflammatory response at disease target sites, may affect the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 drugs. In addition, we provide expert opinion on potential strategies for overcoming the clinical pharmacology and pathophysiological obstacles to improve COVID-19 drug effectiveness.

Indexed as

COVID-19 Drug TreatmentAntiviral AgentsHumansSARS-CoV-2Antiviral Agentsclinical pharmacologyCOVID-19drug-metabolizing enzymesmembrane-associated drug transporterspharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamicsSARS-CoV-2-associated inflammatory response

Identifiers

PMID36374805
PMCPMC9510059
OpenAlexW4297215992

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