SEOUL, July 1 — South Korea has started distributing stocks of the Covid-19 treatment remdesivir which have been donated by Gilead Sciences Inc and plans to begin talks to purchase more supplies in August, its disease control agency said. “Patients who are eligible for remdesivir are limited to...
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Gilead Sciences Inc pharmaceutical company in Oceanside, California April 29, 2020. Gilead has announced its drug remdesivir is showing promise as an effective Covid-19 treatment. — Reuters pic SEOUL, July 1 — South Korea has started distributing stocks of the Covid-19 treatment remdesivir which have been donated by Gilead Sciences Inc and plans to begin talks to purchase more supplies in August, its disease control agency said.
“Patients who are eligible for remdesivir are limited to severe patients with pneumonia and in need of oxygen therapy,” the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.Gilead said on Monday it has priced remdesivir at US$390 per vial in the United States and other developed countries and agreed to send nearly all of its supply of the drug to the United States over the next three months.
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