Coronavirus treatment drug remdesivir to arrive in hospitals this week, Gilead CEO says

  • 📰 USATODAY
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 43 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 21%
  • Publisher: 63%

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

Gilead said it was ramping up production and aims to have more than 140,000 treatment courses by the end of May, more than 500,000 by October and more than 1 million by December.

conducted by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases found patients given the experimental drug remdesivir recovered faster and may be less likely to die. Patients who received remdesivir had a 31% faster recovery time than those who received a placebo, the study found. Some evidence suggests the mortality rate was lower in those who got the drug, too, but it was not as statistically significant, researchers say.

While not a"knockout," White House coronavirus task force chief Dr. Anthony Fauci said the study results were"a very important proof of concept." President Donald Trump added of the test results, “But certainly . . . it's a positive, it's a very positive event.” The company is also attempting to develop other delivery methods for the drug, which is given via an IV and blocks an enzyme the virus uses to copy its genetic material. Gilead hopes to develop a shot that can be given outside o the hospital"or possibly an inhaled version," O'Day said.

"This medicine is not suitable for oral administration because of the way it is metabolized, but there are ways we can look at formulations potentially that would get us to earlier patients and patients outside the hospital setting," he said.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Lol that is nothing

Wonder why they haven't done such a study using hydroxychloroquine, which has also been reported effective by some doctors and is much cheaper? OH, that's right, Trump touted hydroxychloroquine. Plus, its maker probably doesn't donate millions of dollars to the CDC and the NIH.

ka-ching!

Gilead Sciences's report in the New England Journal of Medicine tracked 68 patients who took Remdesivir-36/53 improved, 8 got worse, 7 died, & 17 were successfully taken off ventilators. There were bad side effects. Nope. I'd rather take a pill that WON'T cause me to die.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 100. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Gilead CEO says remdesivir available to coronavirus patients this week: 'We've donated the entire supply'Gilead Sciences coronavirus fighting drug will be in the hands of patients as early as this week, the biotechnology company's CEO said Sunday. So I guess we will see all times high this week. 🙄 Does Jared and his Trump Crime Family minions have it or do the good guys?
Source: CNBC - 🏆 12. / 72 Read more »

Gilead gets emergency FDA authorization for remdesivir to treat coronavirus, Trump saysThe Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for Gilead’s remdesivir drug to treat the coronavirus, President Donald Trump announced Friday. This is great news. That would tape off trump's idea of household disinfections injection. Sooner releasing the drug is better chance to save life.
Source: CNBC - 🏆 12. / 72 Read more »

Gilead says it can produce 'several million' rounds of remdesivir coronavirus treatments next year“We’re just humbled and pleased by the results this week as a starting point for therapies in COVID-19.” Gilead CEO Daniel O’Day discussed the positive results released this week from 2 remdesivir studies. Who’s this pumpkin with the Moave tie on guy lose your stomach and the tie Jiving Joe and his Trump Humpers.
Source: CNBC - 🏆 12. / 72 Read more »

Gilead Lobbying Rose As Interest In COVID-19 Treatment ClimbedThe Food and Drug Administration authorized Friday the emergency use of remdesivir for patients with severe cases of COVID-19. Drugmaker Gilead Sciences' lobbying hit a new high in the first quarter. Does that name scare the shit out of anyone else?. This is why Big Pharma gets a bad name. Let the science speak for itself instead of trying to sell it to people.
Source: NPRHealth - 🏆 144. / 63 Read more »

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's coronavirus rant highlights just one of many hurdles automakers face in reopening plantsIn reopening plants, automakers face worker safety issues and must abide by local mandates, which Tesla CEO Elon Musk highlighted earlier this week. Then there are more complex problems. He didn’t have a RANT how rude you guys are who write this!!!He’s a human being and saying how he feels And I’d buy one of his cars because of his rant , they look pretty cool!!! Musk is a pioneer and entrepreneur. Seeing more and more of his vehicles on the road. Good for him to speak his mind. Shame on the media for bullying him.
Source: CNBC - 🏆 12. / 72 Read more »