Current and future use of colchicine in patients with COVID-19

There exist some theoretical premises for the use of colchicine in patients with COVID-19, and clinical trials are underway. There is currently no published evidence confirming effectiveness and safety of colchicine in COVID-19 and allowing to recommend it for general practice. If prescribing colchi...

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Main Authors: Yu. Yu. Kiselev (Author), A. V. Matveev (Author), D. A. Sychev (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Izdatelstvo OKI, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:There exist some theoretical premises for the use of colchicine in patients with COVID-19, and clinical trials are underway. There is currently no published evidence confirming effectiveness and safety of colchicine in COVID-19 and allowing to recommend it for general practice. If prescribing colchicine, the one should perform clinical and hematological monitoring and avoid drug interactions.
Item Description:2588-0519
2618-8473
10.37489/2588-0519-2020-S4-71-74