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. 2021 Sep-Oct;37(5):1282–1287. doi: 10.12669/pjms.37.5.4161

Table-III.

The medications administered in COVID-19 suspected and confirmed patients with normal or abnormal liver function.

Drugs administered % of suspected cases (n=20) % of confirmed COVID-19 cases P1 P2

All cases (n=53) Normal liver function (n=17) Abnormal liver function (n=36)
Antivirals
Lopinavir/ritonavir 5 (25%) 33 (62.3%) 10 (58.8%) 23 (63.9%) 0.723 0.004
Arbidol 16 (80%) 41 (77.4%) 11 (64.7%) 30 (83.3%) 0.130 0.808
Ribavirin 6 (30%) 14 (26.4%) 3 (17.6%) 11 (30.6%) 0.320 0.759
Oseltamivir 1 (5%) 10 (18.9%) 4 (23.5%) 6 (16.7%) 0.551 0.140
Interferon 2 (10%) 12 (22.6%) 3 (17.6%) 9 (25%) 0.550 0.221
Chloroquine phosphate/Plaquenil 1 (5%) 12 (22.6%) 2 (20%) 10 (27.8%) 0.194 0.079
Antibiotics
Moxifloxacin 16 (80%) 44 (83.0%) 12 (70.6%) 32 (88.9%) 0.390 0.885
Azithromycin 7 (35%) 33 (62.3%) 12 (70.6%) 21 (58.3%) 0.390 0.037
Beta-lactam 9 (45%) 16 (30.2%) 3 (17.6%) 13 (36.1%) 0.172 0.234
Methyl predisolone 5 (25%) 34 (64.2%) 8 (47.1%) 26 (72.2%) 0.075 0.003

P1 represents the statistical difference between the normal and abnormal liver function groups of 53 confirmed COVID-19 patients, and P2 represents the statistical difference between the COVID-19 suspected and confirmed patients.