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<Articles JournalTitle="Journal of Pharmaceutical Care">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Pharmaceutical Care</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2322-4630</Issn>
      <Volume>11</Volume>
      <Issue>3</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Evaluation of Adverse Drug Events of Remdesivir for the Treatment of COVID-19 in Patients Contacting the 13-Aban Pharmacy Drug and Poison Information Center</title>
    <FirstPage>145</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>150</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Amirhosein</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ghahremanian</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Clinical Pharmacy, 13&#x2011;Aban Drug and Poison Information Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Hasti</FirstName>
        <LastName>Photography</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Clinical Pharmacy, 13&#x2011;Aban Drug and Poison Information Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sona</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ghasemi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Clinical Pharmacy, 13&#x2011;Aban Drug and Poison Information Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mohammadreza</FirstName>
        <LastName>Heidari</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Clinical Pharmacy, 13&#x2011;Aban Drug and Poison Information Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Elliyeh</FirstName>
        <LastName>ghadrdan</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Clinical Pharmacy. Faculty of Pharmacy, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran. 3Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>05</Month>
        <Day>20</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>03</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Background: One of the FDA-approved treatments for COVID-19 is remdesivir. In this study, we investigated adverse drug events (ADEs) of remdesivir in COVID-19 patients who contacted 13-Aban pharmacy's drug and poison information center (DPIC).&#xA0;Methods: In this study, data of patients receiving remdesivir who contacted the 13-Aban pharmacy's DPIC between April 2021 and May 2022 were extracted. For the evaluation of potential ADEs, we reviewed all contacts related to remdesivir recipients.&#xA0;Results: Out of 223 patients enrolled, 108 (48.40%) developed 120 ADEs. Elevated liver transaminase levels (26.67%) were the most common ADE, followed by weakness (7.5%), nausea, and vomiting (7.5%). The causality assessment of ADE using the Naranjo scale revealed that 41.67% were&#xA0;probable and 58.33% were&#xA0;possible.&#xA0;Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, hepatic dysfunction was the most prevalent ADE among remdesivir recipients; thus, in order to ensure safe use of remdesivir, patients should be closely monitored for this ADE.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://jpc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jpc/article/view/590</web_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
