Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Tecovirimat
Tecovirimat is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.
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INDICATIONS
FDA
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- Indicated for the treatment of human smallpox disease in adults and pediatric patients weighing at least 13 kg.
- Limitation of use:
- Effectiveness of tecovirimat treatment of smallpox disease has not been determined in humans because adequate and well-controlled field trials have not been feasible, and inducing smallpox disease in humans to study the drug’s efficacy is not ethical.
- Efficacy may be reduced in immunocompromised patients based on animal models.
- Limitation of use:
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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Indicated for the treatment of human smallpox disease in adults and pediatric patients weighing at least 13 kg.
- Limitation of use:
- Effectiveness of tecovirimat treatment of smallpox disease has not been determined in humans because adequate and well-controlled field trials have not been feasible, and inducing smallpox disease in humans to study the drug’s efficacy is not ethical.
- Efficacy may be reduced in immunocompromised patients based on animal models.
- Limitation of use:
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Last updated: September 6, 2019
Citation
Avdic, Edina. "Tecovirimat." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540718/all/Tecovirimat.
Avdic E. Tecovirimat. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540718/all/Tecovirimat. Accessed July 4, 2022.
Avdic, E. (2019). Tecovirimat. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540718/all/Tecovirimat
Avdic E. Tecovirimat [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2022 July 04]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540718/all/Tecovirimat.
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