Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R), wearing a face mask, attends a meeting of COVID-19 ... [+] coronavirus task force in Tokyo on May 4, 2020. Japan and the United States are the only countries to authorize use of remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19. “The Japanese approval of remdesivir is in recognition of the urgent need to treat critically ill patients in Japan. Key BackgroundThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted remdesivir Emergency Use Authorization, meaning that is not FDA-approved but is permitted to be administered by doctors in hospitals treating patients with severe COVID-19. Further ReadingCoronavirus outbreak latest: May 7, 2020 (Kyodo News)Entire Stockpile Of Coronavirus Treatment Remdesivir Donated To Government, Says CEO (Forbes)Remdesivir helps coronavirus patients — but at what cost?

Source: Forbes May 07, 2020 17:55 UTC