Gilead Science’s (GILD) investigational antiviral Veklury (remdesivir) has now received expanded Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA to treat all hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Previously the treatment was only authorized for patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19.“As we learn more about COVID-19 and we further establish the efficacy and safety profile of Veklury, we see benefit to making the drug available to patients at earlier stages of the disease” cheered GILD’s Merdad Parsey. The CMO added: “Today’s action by the FDA enables physicians to consider a broader range of eligible patients to potentially receive Veklury.”According to GILD, the expanded EUA …read more
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