Medication Use Patterns in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in California During the Pandemic
Jonathan H. Watanabe, Jimmy Kwon, Bin Nan, Shira R. Abeles, Stanley Jia, Sanjay R. Mehta
Abstract
This cohort study examines trends in medication use among patients hospitalized for COVID-19–related treatment in a large US university health care system from the start of stay-at-home orders in March 2020 throughout the rest of the year.
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PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineCohortRest (music)Emergency medicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Cohort studyHealth careMedical emergencyVirologyInternal medicineDiseaseOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Economic growthEconomicsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesPharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesCOVID-19 and Mental Health