FILE PHOTO: Gilead Sciences Inc pharmaceutical company is seen after they announced a Phase 3 Trial of the investigational antiviral drug Remdesivir in patients with severe coronavirus disease , during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in Oceanside, California, U.S., April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
The drug is believed to be most effective in treating patients earlier in the course of disease than dexamethasone, which reduced deaths in patients requiring supportive oxygen and those on a ventilator. Still, remdesivir in its currently formulation, is only being used on patients sick enough to require hospitalization as a five-day treatment course.For U.S. patients with commercial insurance, Gilead said it will charge $3,120 per course, or $520 per vial.
Remdesivir had previously failed as an Ebola treatment and has not shown that it can reduce COVID-19 deaths. HHS has been distributing the drug since May and was due to run out after this week. A senior HHS official said the agency expects the drug will soon be a scarce resource, and so it wanted to remain involved in allocating it.
This covid19 was always aboit making money fo Pharmaceuticals. Governments the world over should just nationalize all the pharmaceutical companies.
It'll be free where I'm from because of that nasty socialized medicine!
Shaking my head... Where's the justification?
The price is very high ⚠️
wtf guess who Joe Grogan lobbyied for🤬 GileadSciences, the grifting from these D-Bags just never stops
Shameful, wonder how much stock does the CorruptAndComplicitGOP have invested in GileadSciences🤔🧐
I'll just have dexamethasone thanks
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Gilead sets price for Covid-19 treatment as HHS secures dosesThat puts the price of a five-day treatment course at $2,340 per patient for people enrolled in federal health programs. For the record: This replaces a deleted thread that misstated the price for remdesivir in the U.S. and the nature of the government's agreement with Gilead. 'five-day treatment course at $2,340 per patient' LOL DOWN from MSRP of $5,080 (€4,532) per 10-day course, COMPETITIVE with generic brand 5,000 - 6,000 INR (€59-€71) Save 4 days off your 12-60 day expected recovery. Its fire sale and a floor wax!
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