Posted on 11/20/2020 9:11:07 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Gilead’s remdesivir should not be used for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence the drug improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation, a World Health Organization panel said on Friday.
“The ... panel found a lack of evidence that remdesivir improved outcomes that matter to patients,” the guideline said.
“Especially given the costs and resource implications associated with remdesivir ... the panel felt the responsibility should be on demonstrating evidence of efficacy, which is not established by the currently available data,” it added.
The advice is another setback for the drug, which grabbed worldwide attention as a potentially effective treatment for COVID-19 in the summer after early trials showed some promise.
The antiviral, known by the brand name Veklury, is one of only two medicines currently authorised to treat COVID-19 patients across the world. But a large WHO-led trial known as the Solidarity Trial showed last month that it had little or no effect on 28-day mortality or length of hospital stays for COVID-19 patients.
The medication was one of the drugs used to treat U.S. President Donald Trump’s coronavirus infection, and had been shown in previous studies to have cut time to recovery. It is authorised or approved for use as a COVID-19 treatment in more than 50 countries.
Gilead GILD.O has questioned the Solidarity Trial's results and said in a statement on Friday it was "disappointed" at the new WHO guideline.
“Veklury is recognised as a standard of care for the treatment of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 in guidelines from numerous credible national organisations,” it said.
The WHO advice raises questions about whether the European Union will need the 500,000 courses of the antiviral, worth 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion), it ordered last month.
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Just follow orders: Lockdown and mask up.
No other hope allowed.
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My 75 year old Aunt spent 8 days at a Mayo Clinic in FLorida dying from covid 19. My cousin who works there wouldn’t allow them to incubate her because she knew she would die. My cousin was able to get her mother a treatment of remdesivir and she got better , she was on deaths door and this treatment saved her life. WHy is Reuters printing fake bs stories. They did tell my aunt it was a riskier treatment for your heart but she survived and its because of this very drug that this article is saying they are disappointed with. Anything to put down the results of true American leadership.
RE: WHy is Reuters printing fake bs stories
If Reuters are referring to WHO, then it isn’t BS news. It is what WHO says, if WHO is providing false medical information, the blame is on them.
I’m sure it’s efficacy depends upon a lot of variables. My 94 yr old MIL was given it after being in hospital a few days with covid AND comorbidities. She seemed ok, but then went downhill quickly (hours) and died after 2nd dose. Sooo...who knows.
See post 5
No, of course don’t use any corrupt Western drugs. Use the CCP drugs instead, says the Who. [\S].
So glad to hear that your Aunt has survived.
Good thing your cousin decided not to take ‘No’ for an answer and pressed the issue about remdesivir. The doctors were correct to discuss the possible risks with your Aunt before administering it to her. For some folks, it would not ever be a suitable choice.
incredible story!! this is SO WRONG!!!...
Sorry but that is not the way it works now.
The Great and Mighty Media has declared that they will decide who is giving valid medical advise and who is not.
So by pushing this story they are giving medical advice without a license.
The door swings both ways.
WHO has a sense of inflated importance and they do not run US health care. What they say means zilch and they have already proven themselves to be aligned with the CCP who dropped a covid bomb on America and continues to do so with the objective of destroying our economy and Trump. They have exactly the same goals as the Demonrats. Bunch of pissants!
Has everyone noticed how Fox - even the president - has stopped talking about hydroxychloroquine, which according to so many studies looks like the cheapest and most effective early treatment? It seems like Big Pharma has won the day after all. Sad!
Ignore that for a drug to get approved, someone has to find out on sick patients if it works or not.
WHO's Tedros Adhanom Should be Tried for Crimes Against Humanity (video 13:56)
I’m not against remdesivir, by the way, I don’t know much about it. But it strikes me as odd that all mentions of hydroxy have vanished, now that remdesivir has shown some promise.
It just appears to me to be a case of big media endorsing the drug that makes big pharma some money, and deliberately ignoring the drug that doesn’t.
As for the WHO, I think it goes without saying that their advice is murderous, designed to make the situation worse. There are truly evil forces out there.
I thought Remdesivir was approved? This is what they used on Trump isn’t it?
Exactly and the CCP should be on trial with them.
Politics aside, I am glad about your aunt
You still don’t get it.
RE: I thought Remdesivir was approved? This is what they used on Trump isn’t it?
Yes, among others. But the main one was Regeneron’s antibody cocktail.
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