Ursodeoxycholic acid and severe COVID-19 outcomes in a cohort study using the OpenSAFELY platform

Background: Biological evidence suggests ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA)—a common treatment of cholestatic liver disease—may prevent severe COVID-19 outcomes. We aimed to compare the hazard of COVID-19 hospitalisation or death between UDCA users versus non-users in a population with primary biliary chol...

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Main Authors: Costello, RE, Waller, KMJ, Smith, R, Mells, GF, Wong, AYS, Schultze, A, Mahalingasivam, V, Herrett, E, Zheng, B, Lin, L, MacKenna, B, Mehrkar, A, Bacon, SCJ, Goldacre, B, Tomlinson, LA, Tazare, J, Rentsch, CT
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature Research 2024