Molnupiravir When Used Alone Seems to Be Safe and Effective as Outpatient COVID-19 Therapy for Hemodialyzed Patients and Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Paweł PoznańskiHanna Augustyniak-BartosikAnna Magiera-ŻakKarolina SkalecKatarzyna JakuszkoOktawia MazanowskaDariusz JanczakMagdalena KrajewskaDorota KamińskaPublished in: Viruses (2022)
The study suggests the safety and efficacy of molnupiravir therapy alone early after the onset of SARS-CoV-2 infection, but further investigations should be performed to confirm our preliminary results. To the best of the authors' knowledge, it is the first published report on molnupiravir use in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients on hemodialysis and the third concerning kidney transplant recipients.