Risk of drug-drug interactions in China's fight against COVID-19 and beyond

Qingpeng Zhang*, Jiannan Yang, Daniel Dajun Zeng, Yibin Feng, Ian C.K. Wong

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Abstract

Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) have significant impacts on patient health. In COVID-19, it is particularly important to be aware of DDIs due to the rapid development of new treatments and vaccines, as well as the widespread use of over-the-countered (OTC) drugs. Additionally, people who have COVID-19 may also be taking medications for comorbid conditions, increasing the potential for DDIs. Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, the issue of drug interactions is further exacerbated by the aging population...
Original languageEnglish
Article number106903
Number of pages2
JournalPharmacological Research
Volume196
Early online date9 Sept 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2023

Bibliographical note

Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Funding

This work was supported by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Grant Nos. 11218221, C7154-20GF, C7151-20GF and C1143-20GF).

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Drug interactions
  • Network science
  • Protein-protein interactions

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