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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Gilead to test inhaled version of remdesivir on Covid-19 patients in August

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Reuters
22 June, 2020, 07:20 pm
Last modified: 22 June, 2020, 07:41 pm

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Gilead to test inhaled version of remdesivir on Covid-19 patients in August

The drug is currently used intravenously and an inhaled formulation would be given through a nebulizer, which could potentially allow for easier administration outside hospitals

Reuters
22 June, 2020, 07:20 pm
Last modified: 22 June, 2020, 07:41 pm
An ampule of Ebola drug remdesivir is pictured during a news conference at the University Hospital Eppendorf (UKE) in Hamburg, Germany, April 8, 2020, as the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues/ Reuters
An ampule of Ebola drug remdesivir is pictured during a news conference at the University Hospital Eppendorf (UKE) in Hamburg, Germany, April 8, 2020, as the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues/ Reuters

Gilead Sciences Inc said on Monday that it plans to begin clinical trials of an inhaled version of its antiviral treatment remdesivir for Covid-19 patients in August.

The drug is currently used intravenously and an inhaled formulation would be given through a nebulizer, which could potentially allow for easier administration outside hospitals, the company said in a statement.

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