Medication Use Patterns in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in California During the Pandemic

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 May 3;4(5):e2110775. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.10775.

Abstract

This cohort study examines trends in medication use among patients hospitalized for COVID-19–related treatment in a large US university health care system from the start of stay-at-home orders in March 2020 throughout the rest of the year.

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Monophosphate / analogs & derivatives
  • Adenosine Monophosphate / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Alanine / analogs & derivatives
  • Alanine / therapeutic use
  • Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Azithromycin / therapeutic use
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology
  • COVID-19 Drug Treatment*
  • California / epidemiology
  • Colchicine / therapeutic use
  • Dexamethasone / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Drug Utilization Review*
  • Female
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / therapeutic use
  • Hydroxychloroquine / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Pandemics
  • SARS-CoV-2

Substances

  • Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Anticoagulants
  • Antiviral Agents
  • remdesivir
  • Adenosine Monophosphate
  • Hydroxychloroquine
  • Dexamethasone
  • Azithromycin
  • Alanine
  • Colchicine
  • Hydrocortisone