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Gilead's Veklury (remdesivir) Receives the US FDA's Approval as the First Treatment for COVID-19

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Gilead's Veklury (remdesivir) Receives the US FDA's Approval as the First Treatment for COVID-19

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  • The approval is based on three studies including P-lll ACTT-1 study assessing the efficacy and safety of a 10-day treatment course of Veklury vs PBO in 1063 hospitalized patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and mild- moderate or severe COVID-19 receiving the treatment with SOC. The other two studies include two P-II OLE studies (SIMPLE-Severe trial & SIMPLE-Moderate trial)
  • ACTT-1 trial results: improvement in time to recovery in overall study population & in patients who required oxygen (10 vs 15days & 11 vs 18days); reduction in disease progression in patients needing oxygen- reduction in new mechanical ventilation or ECMO (13% vs 23%)
  • Additionally- FDA also issued a new EUA for the use of Veklury to treat hospitalized pediatric patients aged <12yrs. weighing at least 3.5 kg or hospitalized pediatric patients weighing 3.5 kg to <40 kg with suspected or laboratory confirmed COVID-19 for whom use of an IV agent is clinically appropriate. Veklury is now the first and only approved COVID-19 treatment in the United States.

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