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Baricitinib and remdesivir reduce time to recovery in COVID-19 patients
A clinical trial in hospitalised COVID-19 patients has demonstrated that baricitinib and remdesivir reduce time to recovery.
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WHO expert panel advises against use of remdesivir for hospitalised COVID-19 patients
The WHO group concluded there is currently no evidence that remdesivir improves survival when reviewing data from 7000 hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
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FDA grants EUA to baricitinib with remdesivir to treat COVID-19
The FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for baricitinib in combination with remdesivir to treat COVID-19 in hospitalised patients.
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Drug Safety Research Unit says repurposed drugs for COVID-19 still require a lot of testing
The DSRU said that global collaboration would be required to successfully expedite the necessary safety and efficacy evaluations for repurposed drugs to be used in COVID-19 patients.
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First COVID-19 patient dosed in Phase II trial of Quellor
The first patient has been dosed with Quellor in a Phase II clinical trial, evaluating the drug for the treatment of pulmonary complications from COVID-19.
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Differences in remdesivir efficacy due to trial variances, not drug, report says
After remdesivir showed little effect against COVID-19 in the SOLIDARITY trial, a new report has suggested this is due to the structure of the study.
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Availability of critical medicines during pandemics
The impact of COVID-19 is wide-reaching with disruptions to supply chains likely to continue over the coming years. In this article, Dave Elder discusses the effect of the pandemic on the supply and demand of critical medicines and what this means for pharma supply chains.
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FDA approves remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19
The FDA has given marketing authorisation for Veklury (remdesivir) to treat COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalisation.
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Repurposed drugs not effective treatment for hospitalised COVID-19 patients, WHO says
WHO has said that remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir and interferon had little or no effect when treating hospitalised patients with COVID-19.
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NIAID trial to identify potential COVID-19 treatments for further development
The adaptive ACTIV-5/BET study will test two monoclonal antibody therapies in hospitalised COVID-19 patients to establish if they warrant larger clinical trials.
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Trial testing anti-coronavirus hIVIG plus remdesivir in COVID-19 patients
The ITAC trial will establish if adding hyperimmune intravenous immunoglobulin (hIVIG) to a remdesivir regimen can improve hospitalised COVID-19 patient outcomes.
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FDA expands emergency use authorisation for remdesivir to treat all COVID-19 patients
The FDA has expanded the Emergency Use Authorisation for Veklury (remdesivir) to treat all hospitalised patients with COVID-19.
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Pfizer agrees to manufacture remdesivir, investigational COVID-19 drug
Pfizer is to manufacture and supply the investigational COVID-19 treatment remdesivir for Gilead Sciences at one of its facilities.
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Prices of remdesivir and favipiravir being monitored in India, says report
Regulatory bodies in India are tracking the cost of remdesivir and favipiravir amid the COVID-19 pandemic but should consider price caps, a report has suggested.
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Is global COVID-19 expertise accessible enough?
Does expert knowledge on COVID-19 need to be more accessible across the globe? This article explores this issue and addresses how greater accessibility could help fight the pandemic in emerging countries.