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The ‘very, very bad look’ of remdesivir, the first FDA-approved COVID-19 drug

October was a good month for Gilead Sciences, the giant manufacturer of antivirals headquartered in Foster City, California. On 8 October, the company inked an agreement to supply the European Union with its drug remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19—a deal potentially worth more than $1 billion. Two weeks later, on 22 October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved remdesivir for use against the pandemic coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in the United States—the first drug to receive that status. The EU and U.S. decisions pave the way for Gilead’s drug into two major markets, both with soaring COVID-19 cases.

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By Malvika|2020-10-30T16:52:07+00:00October 30th, 2020|News-Articles|Comments Off on The ‘very, very bad look’ of remdesivir, the first FDA-approved COVID-19 drug

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