Remdesivir Use in Patients With Impaired Kidney Function: Weighing Risks Vs Benefits

Vincent Peyko, PharmD, BCPS (AQ-ID)
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Emergency Medicine
Mercy Health – St. Elizabeth’s Boardman Hospital
Boardman, Ohio


Absurdities often exist in health care. We become hyperfocused on treating or preventing one outcome in a particular way, yet may be entirely oblivious when treating or preventing that same outcome from another angle. A perfect example is vancomycin versus vancomycin plus piperacillin-tazobactam (PTZ). Pharmacists and physicians