FDA approves Gilead’s remdesivir as a treatment for coronavirus patients

BREAKING NEWS: Gilead’s remdesivir gets FULL FDA approval as a treatment for coronavirus patients On Thursday, the FDA gave full approval for  the antiviral drug remdesivir as a treatment for the novel coronavirus Previously, it was the only medication approved in the US to treat COVID-19 patients by emergency use  A recent NIH study found remdesivir shortened coronavirus … Read more

Pfizer Inc signs multi-year deal to manufacture Gilead’s coronavirus antiviral remdesivir

Pfizer Inc signs multi-year deal to manufacture Gilead’s coronavirus antiviral remdesivir to boost production of the drug Pfizer Inc has signed a multi-year deal with Gilead Sciences Inc to manufacture and supply the antiviral remdesivir  The drug is the only one approved in the US to treat coronavirus patients by emergency use after it was … Read more

US sparks global outrage after buying nearly all the world’s supply of Gilead’s remdesivir

The US government has sparked outrage globally after buying almost the entire world supply of Gilead’s remdesivir to treat coronavirus patients. Donald Trump was today accused of ‘undermining’ the global coronavirus fight by potentially denying the rest of the world supplies of remdesivir. Remdesivir is the only drug approved in the US to treat coronavirus. The … Read more

US buys nearly all of the global supply of Gilead’s remdesivir

The US government has bought up virtually the entire global supply of remdesivir, the only drug approved in the nation to treat coronavirus, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Monday.  That means that any other country will be hard-pressed to get access to the potentially life-saving antiviral medication.  Gilead Sciences, which makes … Read more

How much will remdesivir cost? Experts say even $10 may be too much for Gilead’s antiviral

Experts say even $10 is too much for the US-made antiviral drug approved to treat the novel coronavirus. Gilead Sciences’ medication, remdesivir, was shown to help reduce patients’ hospital stays over a placebo, in a clinical trial run by the National Institutes of Health. Last week, it became the first drug approved by the US … Read more