Covid-19: Veklury given conditional approval for treatment, says Health DG

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has granted a conditional registration approval for Veklury (remdesivir) for the emergency treatment of Covid-19.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the treatment was agreed and approved at the 374th Drug Control Authority meeting which convened today.

"This is to ensure that the benefit over risk comparison for the product remains positive," he said in a statement here Thursday . He said TELDY contained a combination of three active ingredients involving dolutegravir 50mg, lamivudine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate , adding that the product is manufactured by Hetero Labs Limited, India while Camber Laboratories Sdn Bhd is its registration holder in Malaysia.

 

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