The drug shortened patients’ time to recovery in a large, international trial. Source: https://www.livescience.com/remdesivir-will-be-new-standard-of-care.html
Tag: remdesivir
Drugmaker Tripled the Price of a Pill as it Pursued Coronavirus Use
This month, Jaguar Health more than tripled the price of its lone FDA-approved drug, right after asking the federal government to expand the use of its drug to coronavirus patients. AmiMoJo shares a report: Jaguar Health drastically raised the price of a drug during the height of the pandemic, but executives argued the move was needed to stave off the company’s…
Drug used to treat Ebola may help COVID-19 patients, preliminary results suggest
Preliminary results suggest an antiviral drug may treat severe COVID-19 cases. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ebola-drug-remdesivir-promise-severe-covid-19-cases.html
Coronavirus treatment: What drugs could work and when can we get them?
To fight the new coronavirus, researchers are investigating more than 60 drugs, including remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine and brand new ones. Here’s a breakdown of progress so far Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532760-900-coronavirus-treatment-what-drugs-could-work-and-when-can-we-get-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
More essential coronavirus links: March 17-23
A roundup of information from physicians, scientists and journalists. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/more-essential-coronavirus-links-march-17-23…