Pharmaceutical care in hospitalized patients. (Management of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. A new challenge for pharmacy services).

During the pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, pharmacy services have  had to adapt their service portfolio, and yet ensure efficient, equitable and  quality pharmaceutical care. Given the limited scientific evidence available, most drugs have been used off-label or in the context of clinical trials, which should be the preferred option in order to create new evidence. Among kind different  situations we have faced are the increase in workload, the expansion of  coverage to new wards and ICUs and shortages, which have caused the use of  alternative drugs and even other routes of administration.

An individual patient data meta-analysis on factors associated with adverse drug events in surgical and non-surgical inpatients.

Aim: The incidence of adverse drug events (ADEs) in surgical and non-surgical patients may differ. This individual patient data meta-analysis (IPDMA) identifies patient characteristics and types of medication most associated with patients experiencing ADEs and suggests target areas for reducing harm and implementing focused interventions.

Methods: Authors of eligible studies on preventable ADEs (pADEs) were approached for collaboration.

[Pharmacokinetics and interactions of raltegravir].

Raltegravir is the first integrase inhibitor approved for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in pretreated adults with evidence of viral replication despite receiving antiretroviral therapy. Raltegravir is administered orally at a dose of 400 mg every 12 hours, with or without food. This drug is mainly eliminated through UGT1A1-mediated glucuronidation and is not an inhibitor or inducer of the main liver cytochrome P450 isoenzymes; consequently there is virtually no risk of pharmacological interactions with most commonly used drugs such as methadone, azole antifungal agents or drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction.