Fda Authorizes Remdesivir For Emergency Use Against Coronavirus Pandemic
While the drug hasn’t officially been approved by the FDA pending further study, White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci said the drug will now be a new standard of care for handling severely ill coronavirus patients. The drug is administered by intravenous injection. The FDA head authorized the drug for widespread use after a government-sponsored study showed the drug shortens patients’ recovery times by 31 percent or an average of about four days, according to the Associated Press....