Routine Use of Immunosuppressants is Associated with Mortality in Hospitalised Patients with Covid-19

Phyo K Myint; Ben Carter; Fenella Barlow-Pay; Roxanna Short; Alice Einarsson; Eilidh Bruce; Kathryn McCarthy; Alessia  Verduri; Jemima T  Collins; James Hesford; Frances Rickard; Emma Mitchell; Mark Holloway; Aine McGovern; Arturo Vilches-Moraga; Philip Braude; Lyndsay Pearce; Michael J Stechman; Angeline Price; Terence J Quinn; Enrico Clini; Susan J Moug; Jonathan Hewitt; COPE Study Collaborators

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Routine Use of Immunosuppressants is Associated with Mortality in Hospitalised Patients with Covid-19

Phyo K Myint, Ben Carter, Fenella Barlow-Pay, Roxanna Short, Alice Einarsson, Eilidh Bruce^* (Corresponding Author), Kathryn McCarthy, Alessia Verduri, Jemima T Collins, James Hesford, Frances Rickard, Emma Mitchell, Mark Holloway, Aine McGovern, Arturo Vilches-Moraga, Philip Braude, Lyndsay Pearce, Michael J Stechman, Angeline Price, Terence J QuinnEnrico Clini, Susan J Moug, Jonathan Hewitt^*, COPE Study Collaborators

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We do not have much information on how the COVID-19 virus affects patients who use immunosuppressants, drugs which inhibit or reduce the activity of the immune system. There are various conflicting views on whether immune-suppressing drugs are beneficial or detrimental in patients with the disease. Methods: This study collected data from 10 hospitals in the UK and one in Italy between February and April 2020 in order to identify any association between the regular use of immunosuppressant medicines and survival in patients who were admitted to hospital with COVID-19. Results: 1184 patients were included in the study, and 10% of them were using immunosuppressants. Any immunosuppressant use was associated with increased risk of death, and the risk appeared to increase if the dose of the medicine was higher. Conclusion: We therefore recommend that patients who take immunosuppressant medicines routinely should carefully adhere to social distancing measures, and seek medical attention early during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Original language	English
Article number	2042098620985690
Pages (from-to)	1-17
Number of pages	17
Journal	Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety
Volume	12
Early online date	18 Feb 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2042098620985690
Publication status	Published - 2021

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Coronavirus
Covid-19
immunosuppressant
immunosuppression
immunosuppressants

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Myint, P. K., Carter, B., Barlow-Pay, F., Short, R., Einarsson, A., Bruce, E., McCarthy, K., Verduri, A., Collins, J. T., Hesford, J., Rickard, F., Mitchell, E., Holloway, M., McGovern, A., Vilches-Moraga, A., Braude, P., Pearce, L., Stechman, M. J., Price, A., ... COPE Study Collaborators (2021). Routine Use of Immunosuppressants is Associated with Mortality in Hospitalised Patients with Covid-19. Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 12, 1-17. [2042098620985690]. https://doi.org/10.1177/2042098620985690

Myint, PK, Carter, B, Barlow-Pay, F, Short, R, Einarsson, A, Bruce, E, McCarthy, K, Verduri, A, Collins, JT, Hesford, J, Rickard, F, Mitchell, E, Holloway, M, McGovern, A, Vilches-Moraga, A, Braude, P, Pearce, L, Stechman, MJ, Price, A, Quinn, TJ, Clini, E, Moug, SJ, Hewitt, J & COPE Study Collaborators 2021, 'Routine Use of Immunosuppressants is Associated with Mortality in Hospitalised Patients with Covid-19', Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, vol. 12, 2042098620985690, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/2042098620985690

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