Remdesivir study finally published – an expert in critical care medicine gives us his verdict.

[2greys]

The results of the ACTT-1 trial, which looked at the effectiveness of remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, have finally been published. So far the only drug that has been shown to reduce deaths from the disease has been dexamethasone, a steroid that suppresses the immune system through its anti-inflammatory effects. Steroids have a secondary effect on the disease – they don’t target the virus itself. Remdesivir, on the other hand, goes straight to the cause of the disease by inhibiting the virus.

The drug, which was developed by Gilead Sciences, was approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration under an “emergency use authorisation” on May 1. It was recently used to treat President Donald Trump.

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[deni-123red_]

Well if it was used on the POTUS the drug must be ok. That’s progress I guess but is the drug available in the UK I wonder.

[Soul01 in reply to deni-123red_]

As far as I know, the Royal Free were taking part because they had used it when treating Ebola patients so I think it should be available in the U.K. but under what criteria is anyone’s guess!

[deni-123red_ in reply to Soul01]

That’s interesting and perhaps it’s not yet been cleared to be used here yet for Covid patients. Possibly it’s in short supply too.

Thanks for the information

[HungryHufflepuff in reply to deni-123red_]

This from the article: Based on these positive findings, it would be tempting to conclude that all patients who have the disease should receive the drug, but since it costs around US$2,340 (£1,795) to treat one patient, and is likely to be in short supply in the UK for the foreseeable future, the question warrants a more considered analysis.

So I guess it is in short supply in the U.K. 🤔

[deni-123red_ in reply to HungryHufflepuff]

Yes that is a very expensive drug and unlikely to be cleared by NICE. The number of Ebola patients versus COVID patients is nowhere near comparable.

[Mavary]

This is why I wonder if Donald Trump really did have Covid or was it a Electoral ploy?