US buys nearly all global stocks of virus drug remdesivir

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'President [Donald] Trump has struck an amazing deal to ensure Americans have access to the first authorised therapeutic for Covid-19,' HHS Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement.

Remdesivir, injected intravenously daily for 10 days, accelerated the recovery of hospitalized patients with COVID-19, a study found. POOL/AFP/File/Ulrich Perrey

The US Department of Health Services announced on Monday it had secured more than 500,000 treatment courses of remdesivir from drugmaker Gilead Sciences for US hospitals until September. “To the extent possible, we want to ensure that any American patient who needs remdesivir can get it.” The drug has received full approval by Japanese health regulators. US approval requires a time-consuming Food and Drug Administration review, but Emergency Use Authorisations can be used in a health crisis when other options are not available.

 

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