MPR Weekly Dose

This week we cover the the risk of antihypertensive med use during the pandemic; The Emergency Use Authorization for remdesivir in hospitalized patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19; The addit...

7 Maj 20208min

There has been a lot of recent developments in possible COVID-19 treatments. I'll go over the latest status with remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, sarilumab, and remestemcel-L, and also the treatment gu...

30 Apr 20209min

On today's podcast we run through the top COVID-19 stories including a steep rise in poison control calls; the authorization of an at-home testing kit; The hydroxychloroquine trial that's beginning so...

23 Apr 20207min

We run through the latest COVID-19 news including results from a remdesivir trial; The blood purification system OK'd for patients in the ICU; A chloroquine trial halted early due to deaths; The saliv...

17 Apr 20206min

This week we run through the latest COVID-19 news including the shortage of critical meds, The CDC U-turn on face mask recommendations, Remdesivir trial enrollment, testing for COVID-19 antibodies, an...

9 Apr 20208min

This episodes covers the latest COVID-19 news including drug shortages, a new point-of-care diagnostic tool, the role of vitamin C, misuse of non-pharmacological chloroquine, and also some big news ab...

3 Apr 20206min

This week we talk about the latest on COVID-19, including the virus in relation to NSAID use; the pandemics knock on effect on drug shortages; a safety alert for fecal microbiota transplants; and pote...

27 Mars 20207min

This week we talk about a phase 1 vaccine trial for COVID-19 underway in Seattle; Concerns over COVID-19 and ACE inhibitor, ARB use; Safety labeling changes for SGLT2 inhibitors; A biosimilar to Herce...

20 Mars 20205min