Japan will fast-track a review of Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir so that it can hopefully be approved for domestic COVID-19 patients a week after the U.S. firm's filing for such approval, the health minister said on Saturday.
FILE PHOTO: Gilead Sciences Inc in Oceanside, California, U.S., April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Health Minister Katsunobu Kato’s comment comes after remdesivir was granted emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for COVID-19 on Friday.
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