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Gilead CEO says remdesivir will be available to treat coronavirus patients THIS WEEK and that the company has donated its entire supply - enough for up to 200,000 people - to the government
DM ^ | 5/4/2020 | smith

Posted on 05/04/2020 9:25:52 AM PDT by RummyChick

The CEO of Gilead Sciences, the company that makes the promising drug remdesivir, says it will be available to treat COVID-19 patients as early as this week after receiving approval from the FDA.

The drug showed promising results in a study of more than 1,000 people around the world and has been touted as one of the first steps in reopening the economy.

Scientists found that patients who were given it recovered 31 percent faster than those who did not and that the mortality rate among recipients was around three percent lower; it was 8 percent in the drug recipients and 11.6 percent in placebo patients.

In an interview with Face The Nation on CBS on Sunday, Gilead CEO Dan O'Day said the company had donated its entire supply of the drug to the government to roll out to hospitals across the US and that it will also send some overseas.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chinavirustreatment; gilead; remdesivir; wuhan
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Dr who want to use this have not been able to get it. Maybe we can see some change now
1 posted on 05/04/2020 9:25:53 AM PDT by RummyChick
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So if they were able to test this why didn’t they test the Quinine solution too?

It’s way cheaper, and the testing time could have been cut in half because instead of only a 4 days ‘improvement’ it seems to cure it in HOURS


2 posted on 05/04/2020 9:28:16 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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To: RummyChick

Trump should dictate each state gets 4,000 pills and watch heads explode.


3 posted on 05/04/2020 9:29:14 AM PDT by samadams2000 (Get your houses in order.)
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To: RummyChick

Remdesivir, developed by biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, headquartered in Foster City, Calif., mimics a building block of RNA, the coronavirus’s genetic material. When the virus copies its RNA, remdesivir is incorporated instead of the usual RNA components, stopping the virus’s replication.\\https://www.sciencenews.org/article/covid-19-coronavirus-remdesivir-first-drug-recovery-treatment


4 posted on 05/04/2020 9:29:57 AM PDT by RummyChick ( Yeah, it's Daily Mail. So what.)
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To: RummyChick

Remdesivir, developed by biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, headquartered in Foster City, Calif., mimics a building block of RNA, the coronavirus’s genetic material. When the virus copies its RNA, remdesivir is incorporated instead of the usual RNA components, stopping the virus’s replication.\\https://www.sciencenews.org/article/covid-19-coronavirus-remdesivir-first-drug-recovery-treatment


5 posted on 05/04/2020 9:30:00 AM PDT by RummyChick ( Yeah, it's Daily Mail. So what.)
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Sounds like they want to establish this is THE treatment. give it away now make the profits next outbreak.


6 posted on 05/04/2020 9:33:06 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: RummyChick

NO.


7 posted on 05/04/2020 9:33:16 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: RummyChick

So 69% had no change in recovery rate. Big Whoop!


8 posted on 05/04/2020 9:33:45 AM PDT by AU72
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To: RummyChick

This drug has underwhelming results. Too bad.


9 posted on 05/04/2020 9:34:53 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: RummyChick

so while this is great...it still requires hospitalization which means you have to have breathing problems or very dangerous lab results

I know many of you think you can waltz in to your Drs office and get trump’s dr but that just isnt the case.

if you have symptoms ...Before you go you should call and ask if they are willing to prescribe it. You are going to have to Dr shop

If you are in Texas, Louis Coates in prescribing it.


10 posted on 05/04/2020 9:34:59 AM PDT by RummyChick ( Yeah, it's Daily Mail. So what.)
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To: RummyChick

Drug dealers like to give away free samples to garner future business. At least that’s how it’s done on the streets.


11 posted on 05/04/2020 9:35:40 AM PDT by CatOwner
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To: RummyChick

Isn’t remdesivir the drug that is completely sourced from China at the moment? Or am I confusing it with something else?


12 posted on 05/04/2020 9:36:39 AM PDT by CatOwner
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To: RummyChick

Based on 1,000 test patients...
* 31% faster recovery
* 8% mortality in the drug recipients vs 11.6% in placebo patients

Does that sound like a breakthrough drug to you? That strikes me as ho-hum. It doesn’t sound anywhere near as good as HCQ + Az + Zn + anticoagulants


13 posted on 05/04/2020 9:36:50 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: nuconvert

I still support the hydroxy whatever with Z pack and zinc.


14 posted on 05/04/2020 9:37:27 AM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: RummyChick

Gilead is also providing the government The HIV prep drug Truvada as part of Trumps “war” on HIV. It’s either a flat donation or dirt cheap. Can’t recall which.


15 posted on 05/04/2020 9:37:29 AM PDT by nurees (Oh...there is a NEW Mexico (Homer Simpson))
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I am watching frontline Drs talk about how and what they are treating patients with..they are getting results from Gilead’s drug.


16 posted on 05/04/2020 9:37:54 AM PDT by RummyChick ( Yeah, it's Daily Mail. So what.)
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To: samadams2000

It’s an IV


17 posted on 05/04/2020 9:38:22 AM PDT by Mom MD
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To: nurees

I have seen that drug being talked about with Covid as a possibility. dont remember the details..maybe as a preventative


18 posted on 05/04/2020 9:39:05 AM PDT by RummyChick ( Yeah, it's Daily Mail. So what.)
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To: Mr. K

That’s not my experience in critically ill patients nor is it the widespread experience. We give hydroxychloroquine because until now thats all we had but the results were less than impressive. I am glad to have more options


19 posted on 05/04/2020 9:39:54 AM PDT by Mom MD
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To: gibsonguy

Scientists found that patients who were given it recovered 31 percent faster than those who did not and that the mortality rate among recipients was around three percent lower; it was 8 percent in the drug recipients and 11.6 percent in placebo patients.

This is what they are touting??


20 posted on 05/04/2020 9:41:18 AM PDT by JayAr36 (The worthless dispicable party must be destroyed)
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