COVID-19 Resources

 

COVID-19 Resources for Clinicians

 

COVID-19 is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation. Get the latest from the CDC, NIH, the Liverpool drug interaction group and Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table

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GeriMedRisk COVID-19 Drug Table (updated Feb. 17, 2022)

Drug Summaries

Fluvoxamine for SARS-CoV2 infection and Older Adults: Pharmacology (January 26, 2022)

Paxlovid COVID Drug Summary  (updated Jan. 27, 2022)

Hydroxychloroquine COVID Drug Summary (updated May 13, 2020)

Lopinavir/Ritonavir COVID Drug Summary  (updated April 6, 2020)

Azithromycin COVID Drug Summary  (updated March 31, 2020)

Tocilizumab COVID Drug Summary (updated April 21, 2020)

Colchicine COVID Drug Summary (updated Feb. 3, 2021)

Dexamethasone COVID Drug Summary (updated Feb. 4, 2021)

 

GeriMedRisk geriatric drug information creation process:

 

Tung JM-H, Bodkin RJ, Wang K, Ganesh V, Neat C, Raber C, et al. Geriatric Pharmacology Infographics: Efficient Knowledge Translation of Medication Optimization for Clinicians Caring for Older Adults. Can Geriatr J. 2019;23(3):140 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6715411/ 

 

Other helpful links:

 

GeriMedRisk does not necessarily endorse the content on these websites, but they may be helpful.
 

• Liverpool drug interaction website
• UHN COVID - 19 website
• WHO Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected
• Flockhart drug interaction table
• Brigham and Women’s Hospital COVID-19 Critical Care Clinical Guidelines
• Regional Geriatric Programs of Ontario – “Pandemic Planning and Services Supports –Older Adults Living With Complexity” to support the continued delivery of care to older adults living with complex health conditions (e.g. frailty)