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Baloxavir marboxil, a prodrug of cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitor, baloxavir acid, reduces the time to improvement of influenza symptoms in patients infected with type A or B influenza virus. To characterize its pharmacokinetics, a population pharmacokinetic model for baloxavir acid was developed using 11846 plasma concentration data items from 1827 subjects including 2341 plasma concentration data items from 664 patients at high risk of influenza complications. A three-compartment model with first-order elimination and first-order absorption with lag time well described the plasma concentration data. Body weight and race were found to be the most important factors influencing clearance and volume of distribution. The exposures in high-risk patients were similar to those in otherwise healthy patients, and no pharmacokinetic difference was identified regarding any risk factors for influenza complications.

Exposure-response analyses were performed regarding the time to improvement of symptoms and the reduction in the influenza virus titer in high-risk patients. The analyses suggested that body weight-based dosage, 40 mg for patients weighing < 80 kg and 80 mg for patients weighing ≥ 80 kg, can shorten the time to improvement of influenza symptoms and reduce virus titer for both type A and B influenza virus regardless of the exposure levels of the high-risk patients as well as for the otherwise healthy influenza patients.

The results of our population pharmacokinetic and exposure-response analyses in patients with risk factors of influenza complications should provide useful information on the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of baloxavir marboxil and also for the optimization of dose regimens.

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A doctor working at a hospital for treatment of coronavirus patients here in Maharashtra has revealed the tough task and challenges they face in collecting swab samples of the suspected patients. The process of swab sample collection of a person does not take more than 30 to 40 seconds, but it is a "high-risk job", Dr Pushkar Dahiwal, who collects 80 to 100 swab samples in a day at the government hospital in Aurangabad, told PTI.

"We work for three days and then remain self- quarantined for 14 days," he informed. During the six-hour duty, doctors have to keep wearing the personal protective equipment (PPE) and amidst the fast-paced work, they do not even get a chance to drink water, he said. "We need to finish the work in a short time to avoid contact with patients and also with those who come to give their swab samples," the doctor said. A 10 to 12 cm long stick is used to collect a sample from a person's throat, while the stick used for collecting a sample from the nose is comparatively longer and thinner, he said.

"Before the person coughs or sneezes, we need to finish the sample collection. Being a dentist, I have the practice of handling the patient's mouth area," he said. Dahiwal also said that at times they need to counsel coronavirus suspects as some of them think they don't have the infection but carry fear in mind. "Some of the people think the test is something different and dangerous. But, we explain the procedure to them so that there should be no need to collect another sample of the person," Dahiwal said.

The nurse and other accompanying staff also need to stay alert as the swab samples are to be sealed immediately and kept in a proper storage facility, he said. "If the swab sample falls, it would be a problem. All these things have to be completed in a very short span of time. So, there is no scope for mistake," he added. Dahiwal also recalled that he took care of victims of the 26/11 terror attack in 2008 at the Saint George Hospital in Mumbai. "I left the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai just 20 minutes before the attack began. At that time, we had feared the attackers may come from any side. That incident keeps coming to my mind every time when I collect swab samples of suspected coronavirus patients," he said.

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