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WHO advises doctors against using Gilead's remdesivir for treating Covid-19

The recommendation is a blow to Gilead's drug, which was one of the first thought to offer a meaningful benefit to coronavirus patients after a study showed it reduced their recovery time

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World Health Organization | Coronavirus | USFDA

Anna Edney | Bloomberg 

remdesivir, coronavirus, drugs, covid, pharma
The antiviral has been used widely to treat Covid and was among the drugs President Donald Trump received when he was diagnosed with the disease in early October

The World Health Organization recommended against using Gilead Sciences Inc.’s remdesivir to treat hospitalized Covid-19 patients less than a month after U.S. regulators granted the drug a speedy approval.

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First Published: Fri, November 20 2020. 21:27 IST

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