Drugs used during the COVID-19 first wave in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain) and their presence in the environment.

ABSTRACT: The city of Vitoria-Gasteiz was one of the probable first entrances of the SARS-CoV2 in Spain, one of the worst affected countries in the world during the first COVID 19 wave. Driven by the urgency of the situation, multiple drugs with antiviral activity were used off label. Sadly, most of these treatments were of little or no benefit and thus, the number of patients suffering from COVID-19 attended in intensive care units (ICUs) multiplied. After being administered to patients, a variable proportion of these drugs reach the environment where they may have detrimental effects, although this aspect is usually ignored by healthcare professionals. In this study we measured the patterns of hospital drug use in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain) during the first COVID-19 wave pandemic, focusin

SUBMITTER: Domingo-Echaburu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8767721 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature