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   What is remdesivir used for?

   • Remdesivir, sold under the brand name Veklury, is a broad-spectrum antiviral medication developed by the biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences. It is administered via injection into a vein. During the COVID‑19 pandemic, remdesivir was approved or authorized for emergency use to treat COVID‑19 in numerous countries.

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   What does remdesivir stand for?

   • Remdesivir is the international nonproprietary name (INN) while the development code name was GS-5734. Remdesivir was originally created and developed by Gilead Sciences in 2009, to treat hepatitis C and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

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   Is remdesivir antiviral?

   • A collaboration of researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Gilead Sciences subsequently discovered that remdesivir had antiviral activity in vitro against multiple filoviruses, pneumoviruses, paramyxoviruses, and coronaviruses.

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   Is remdesivir approved for emergency use?

   • Remdesivir is approved, or authorized for emergency use, to treat COVID‑19 in many countries. Remdesivir has been authorized for emergency use in India, Singapore, and approved for use in Japan, the European Union, the United States, and Australia for people with severe symptoms.

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   Remdesivir has been authorized for emergency use in India, Singapore, and approved for use in Japan, the European Union, the United States, and Australia for people with severe symptoms. Remdesivir is the first treatment for COVID‑19 to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

3. go.drugbank.com › drugs › DB14761Remdesivir: Uses, Interactions, Mechanism of Action ...

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   Remdesivir (GS-5734) is an adenosine triphosphate analogue first described in the literature in 2016 as a potential treatment for Ebola. 1,9 Broad antiviral activity of remdesivir is suggested by its mechanism of action, 10 and to date, it has demonstrated in vitro activity against the Arenaviridae, Flaviviridae, Filoviridae, Paramyxoviridae ...

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   Abametapir	The serum concentration of Remdesivir can ...
   Abemaciclib	The metabolism of Abemaciclib can be ...
   Acalabrutinib	The metabolism of Acalabrutinib can be ...
   Acenocoumarol	The serum concentration of Acenocoumarol ...

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4. www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov › therapiesRemdesivir | COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines

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   Feb 29, 2024 · Remdesivir has demonstrated in vitro and in vivo activity against SARS-CoV-2. 1. Intravenous remdesivir is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients aged ≥28 days and weighing ≥3 kg. In nonhospitalized patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of ...

5. www.britannica.com › science › remdesivirRemdesivir | Definition, Uses, & Side Effects | Britannica

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   Remdesivir, antiviral drug that is active against SARS-CoV-2, the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Remdesivir is administered by intravenous infusion in patients who are hospitalized or who are at high risk of severe COVID-19, including adults and adolescents as well as children age 28

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6. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK563261Remdesivir - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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   Sep 8, 2022 · Remdesivir is a broad-spectrum antiviral agent that has previously demonstrated antiviral activity against filoviruses (Ebola viruses, Marburg virus), coronaviruses (SARS-CoV, MERS-Co-V, SARS-CoV-2), paramyxoviruses (parainfluenza type III virus, Nipah virus, Hendra virus, measles, and mumps virus), and Pnemoviridae (respiratory syncytial virus). Remdesivir was shown to exhibit antiviral ...

7. www.npr.org › sections › health-shotsWhy remdesivir, a highly effective COVID treatment, is ... - NPR

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   Feb 7, 2022 · Remdesivir's role as a top COVID-19 treatment may be short-lived. "I think 'stopgap' is probably a good description," says Michael Ganio of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists .