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ReviewCureus2023

An Updated Systematic Review on Remdesivir's Safety and Efficacy in Patients Afflicted With COVID-19.

Mohamed Yasir, Chetan Reddy Lankala, Pravin Kalyankar, Angela Ishak, Mario Mekhail, Cristina Sestacovschi, Elias Kima

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Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Structural basis of SARS-CoV-2 polymerase inhibition by nonnucleoside inhibitor HeE1-2Tyr.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Mohamed YasirDivision of Research, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Chetan Reddy LankalaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, UKR.
Pravin KalyankarDepartment of Internal Medicine, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad, IND.
Angela IshakDivision of Research and Academic Affairs, Larkin Community Hospital, Miami, USA.
Mario MekhailDepartment of Internal Medicine, New York University (NYU) Langone Long Island Community Hospital, New York, USA.
Cristina SestacovschiDivision of Research and Academic Affairs, Larkin Community Hospital, Miami, USA.
Elias KimaDivision of Research and Academic Affairs, Larkin Community Hospital, Miami, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Globally, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had a significant impact on everyone's lives and put a tremendous strain on healthcare systems. Since the outbreak began, remdesivir has been investigated as a potential treatment for COVID-19 that may be both effective and safe. Remdesivir has had a huge impact on the disease's progression, complications, and mortality. This review provides an updated assessment of the literature regarding remdesivir's efficacy and safety for the treatment of patients with COVID-19. The search was performed through PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Scopus for articles published from 2019 to September 20, 2022. Studies that assessed remdesivir's efficacy and safety were included in this review, with clinical improvements as the primary outcome measure. Seventeen studies were identified following the implementation of the search strategy. Among them, 11 corroborated remdesivir's efficacy. Meanwhile, the remaining six studies did not observe a statistically significant difference in clinical improvement. Remdesivir is a potentially safe and effective antiviral that shows clinical improvement especially when used during the early course of the disease. However, current literature still questions its safety in patients who are afflicted with the complications of COVID-19, highlighting the need for studies on a large scale.

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antiviral drugscovid-19efficacyremdesivirsars-cov-2 treatment

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PMID37680394
PMCPMC10481368

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