NEW: The FDA approved an emergency use authorization for the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19. What you need to know:
This story was updated May 1, 2020, with the official FDA emergency use authorization for remdesivir.approved an emergency use authorization for the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19.
In a news release, the FDA said"While there is limited information known about the safety and effectiveness of using remdesivir to treat people in the hospital with COVID-19, the investigational drug was shown in a clinical trial to shorten the time to recovery in some patients." The move allows for the drug to be given to adults and children hospitalized with severe COVID cases. The agency defined severe as patients with low blood oxygen levels, needing oxygen therapy, or breathing support such as a mechanical ventilator.sponsored by the National Institutes of Health showed the drug sped up recovery time for patients with COVID-19 compared to patients who received a placebo.
The trial involving 1,063 patients showed people who took remdesivir recovered 31% faster than people who received a placebo. The NIH also said the clinical trials “suggested a survival benefit, with a mortality rate of 8.0% for the group receiving remdesivir versus 11.6% for the placebo group.”tMore than a million cases of the pandemic have been reported in the U.S., with more than 52,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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