The Response of Health Technologies to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Light at the End of the Tunnel?
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Resumo: | The responses to the threats of the COVID-19 pandemic have been based on public health measures that prevent the spread of infection. After months of intense international research, the first vaccines against COVID-19 have already begun to be approved and administered. The first vaccine against COVID-19 was administered in Portugal, on December 27th, 2020, as it happened in all European counterparts. In addition to vaccines, the efficacy and safety of several medicines in the treatment of COVID-19 are still being studied, some of them already approved with other therapeutic indications. The need to generate information that guarantees the safety of the medicines under study, underlines the fundamental role of the pharmacovigilance system in every process. Finally, over time, both the use of tests and the use of medical devices associated with COVID-19 have also evolved very quickly. In testing, in addition to conventional PCR (polymerase chain reaction), rapid antibody and antigen tests have emerged. On the other hand, medical devices and personal protective equipment whose availability, in the first phase, was a serious problem, are now widely available, with emphasis on the greater national offer and technical improvements. |
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The Response of Health Technologies to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Light at the End of the Tunnel?A Resposta das Tecnologias de Saúde à Pandemia de COVID-19: Uma Luz ao Fundo do Túnel?The responses to the threats of the COVID-19 pandemic have been based on public health measures that prevent the spread of infection. After months of intense international research, the first vaccines against COVID-19 have already begun to be approved and administered. The first vaccine against COVID-19 was administered in Portugal, on December 27th, 2020, as it happened in all European counterparts. In addition to vaccines, the efficacy and safety of several medicines in the treatment of COVID-19 are still being studied, some of them already approved with other therapeutic indications. The need to generate information that guarantees the safety of the medicines under study, underlines the fundamental role of the pharmacovigilance system in every process. Finally, over time, both the use of tests and the use of medical devices associated with COVID-19 have also evolved very quickly. In testing, in addition to conventional PCR (polymerase chain reaction), rapid antibody and antigen tests have emerged. On the other hand, medical devices and personal protective equipment whose availability, in the first phase, was a serious problem, are now widely available, with emphasis on the greater national offer and technical improvements.As respostas às ameaças da pandemia de COVID-19 têm sido baseadas em medidas de saúde pública que evitem a propagação da infeção. Após meses de intensa investigação a nível internacional, começaram já a ser aprovadas e administradas as primeiras vacinas contra a COVID-19. A primeira vacina contra a COVID-19 foi administrada em Portugal, a 27 de dezembro de 2020, tal como aconteceu em todos os congéneres europeus. Além das vacinas, estão ainda a ser estudadas a eficácia e segurança de diversos medicamentos no tratamento da COVID-19, alguns deles já aprovados com outras indicações terapêuticas. A necessidade de gerar informação que garanta a segurança dos medicamentos em estudo, sublinha o papel fundamental do sistema de farmacovigilância em todo processo. Por fim, ao longo do tempo, quer a utilização de testes, quer a de dispositivos médicos associados à COVID-19 têm também evoluído de forma muito rápida. Na testagem, para além do convencional PCR (polymerase chain reaction), surgiram testes rápidos de anticorpos e de antigénio. Por outro lado, os dispositivos médicos e os equipamentos de proteção individual cuja disponibilidade, na primeira fase, foi um problema grave, estão agora amplamente disponíveis, sublinhando-se sobretudo a maior oferta nacional e as melhorias técnicas.Formifarma2021-04-05info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.25756/rpf.v12i4.255https://doi.org/10.25756/rpf.v12i4.255Revista Portuguesa de Farmacoterapia / Portuguese Journal of Pharmacotherapy; Vol 12 No 4 (2020): Outubro/Novembro/Dezembro; 16-27Revista Portuguesa de Farmacoterapia; v. 12 n. 4 (2020): Outubro/Novembro/Dezembro; 16-272183-73411647-354Xreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttp://revista.farmacoterapia.pt/index.php/rpf/article/view/321http://revista.farmacoterapia.pt/index.php/rpf/article/view/321/278Direitos de Autor (c) 2021 Revista Portuguesa de Farmacoterapiahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAdvinha, Ana MargaridaCosta, DianaRocha, JoãoAzevedo-Pereira, José MiguelAbreu, Isabel Portugal2023-09-01T04:35:10Zoai:ojs.farmacoterapia.pt:article/321Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:11:42.534518Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The Response of Health Technologies to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Light at the End of the Tunnel? A Resposta das Tecnologias de Saúde à Pandemia de COVID-19: Uma Luz ao Fundo do Túnel? |
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The Response of Health Technologies to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Light at the End of the Tunnel? |
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The Response of Health Technologies to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Light at the End of the Tunnel? Advinha, Ana Margarida |
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The Response of Health Technologies to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Light at the End of the Tunnel? |
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The Response of Health Technologies to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Light at the End of the Tunnel? |
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The Response of Health Technologies to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Light at the End of the Tunnel? |
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The Response of Health Technologies to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Light at the End of the Tunnel? |
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The Response of Health Technologies to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Light at the End of the Tunnel? |
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Advinha, Ana Margarida |
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Advinha, Ana Margarida Costa, Diana Rocha, João Azevedo-Pereira, José Miguel Abreu, Isabel Portugal |
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Costa, Diana Rocha, João Azevedo-Pereira, José Miguel Abreu, Isabel Portugal |
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Advinha, Ana Margarida Costa, Diana Rocha, João Azevedo-Pereira, José Miguel Abreu, Isabel Portugal |
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The responses to the threats of the COVID-19 pandemic have been based on public health measures that prevent the spread of infection. After months of intense international research, the first vaccines against COVID-19 have already begun to be approved and administered. The first vaccine against COVID-19 was administered in Portugal, on December 27th, 2020, as it happened in all European counterparts. In addition to vaccines, the efficacy and safety of several medicines in the treatment of COVID-19 are still being studied, some of them already approved with other therapeutic indications. The need to generate information that guarantees the safety of the medicines under study, underlines the fundamental role of the pharmacovigilance system in every process. Finally, over time, both the use of tests and the use of medical devices associated with COVID-19 have also evolved very quickly. In testing, in addition to conventional PCR (polymerase chain reaction), rapid antibody and antigen tests have emerged. On the other hand, medical devices and personal protective equipment whose availability, in the first phase, was a serious problem, are now widely available, with emphasis on the greater national offer and technical improvements. |
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