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Direct Oral Anticoagulants Consumption and Expenditure in Covid-19 Pandemic in Russia and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Their Use

Version 1 : Received: 3 November 2023 / Approved: 3 November 2023 / Online: 3 November 2023 (12:45:32 CET)

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Baybulatova, E.A.; Chenkurov, M.S.; Korovyakova, E.A.; Zyryanov, S.K.; Ziganshina, L.E. Direct Oral Anticoagulants’ Consumption and Expenditure in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Russia and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Their Use. Pharmacoepidemiology 2024, 3, 1-37. Baybulatova, E.A.; Chenkurov, M.S.; Korovyakova, E.A.; Zyryanov, S.K.; Ziganshina, L.E. Direct Oral Anticoagulants’ Consumption and Expenditure in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Russia and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Their Use. Pharmacoepidemiology 2024, 3, 1-37.

Abstract

Background The coronavirus pandemic has led to the creation of clinical guidelines by a large number of professional medical communities. However, the quality and methodology of development of Russian clinical guidelines has been little studied. The continued relevance of studying the use of DOACs in patients with COVID-19 was the basis for conducting this study. Aim The objective of this study was to assess DOACs consumption and expenditures in Russian Federation during COVID-19 pandemic and to analyse domestic evidence base for the use of DOACs in COVID-19 patients through identifying all publicly available Russian-produced CPGs for the treatment of COVID-19 and assessing their quality as the source of recommendations for the use of oral anticoagulants for the prevention of thrombotic complications in COVID-19 patients. Methods We searched Russian databases for CPGs, published between 2020 and 2023. We identified 7 relevant documents that met our inclusion criteria. Three authors analyzed Russian clinical guidelines using a AGREE II questionnaire. We calculated DOACs DDD consumption according to Russian clinical guidelines and DDD consumption in patients with COVID-19 for the period 2020-2022. Results 7 clinical CPGs were analyzed with the AGREE II tool, it was revealed that experts gave the highest scores for the sections scope and purpose (from 62.98% to 100%), clarity of presentation (from 96.30% to 100%). The lowest scores were given for the sections stakenholder involment (33.33% to 64.81%), rigour of development (from 0% to 49.31%), applicability (from 23.61% to 50%), editory independence ( from 0% to 50%). When comparing the total score, it was found that two clinical guidelines received the highest scores - ROPNIZ (Livzan), ROPNIZ (Drapkina). The minimum score is registered with the NIIOZMM (Khripun) clinical guideline. No guideline received a total score of more than 70%. According to clinical recommendations, the consumption of apixaban and rivaroxaban is 15 DDD (30-day course of therapy), 22.5 DDD (45-day course of therapy). Consumption of apixaban in the Russian Federation in 2020 and 2021 corresponds to the indicators presented in clinical recommendations (in 2020 – 26.59 DDD per patient with COVID-19; in 2021 – 15.75 DDD per patient with COVID-19), and in 2022 – 10.67 DDD, which is below the recommended values. In 2020, consumption of rivaroxaban in the Russian Federation was 26.59 which corresponds to data from clinical recommendations; in 2021, consumption decreased to 7.87 DDD; in 2022 – 5.48 DDD, which is 2.74 times less than recommended.

Keywords

COVID-19; DOACs; pharmacoepidemiology; pharmacoeconomics; clinical practice guidelines; clinical trials; AGREE II; CONSORT

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases

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