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Applied Clinical Pharmacology in a Crisis: Interleukin‐6 Axis Blockade and COVID‐19
Author(s) -
Strohbehn Garth W.,
Reid Pankti D.,
Ratain Mark J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt.1931
Subject(s) - covid-19 , blockade , medicine , interleukin 2 , pharmacology , virology , immunology , receptor , immune system , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) represents an emergent threat to the public health. Mitigation strategies have been employed to varying effect in many Western nations. Treatment strategies to effectively address COVID‐19 and equitably distribute resources are needed, especially in overwhelmed hospitals.