《LANCET,4月9日,COVID-19 and risks to the supply and quality of tests, drugs, and vaccines》

  • 来源专题:COVID-19科研动态监测
  • 编译者: xuwenwhlib
  • 发布时间:2020-04-10
  • COVID-19 and risks to the supply and quality of tests, drugs, and vaccines

    Paul N Newton

    Katherine C Bond

    on behalf of 53 signatories from 20 countries †

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    Open AccessPublished:April 09, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30136-4

    Emergency efforts are underway to find optimum medical products to prevent infection and diagnose and treat patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Production and supply chains for COVID-19 candidate drugs (such as chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine), and for many other essential medical products, are being impaired by this crisis.1 Supply chains for vital drugs for other diseases (such as systemic lupus erythematosus) are being disrupted because they are being repurposed to use against COVID-19, without adequate supporting evidence.

  • 原文来源:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(20)30136-4/fulltext
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