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Remdesivir, which previously failed in trials against Ebola, is being touted as helping to improve outcomes against the COVID-19 illness. Picture: AFP

Remdesivir

Trial and error: How scientists studied drugs touted to treat COVID-19

By Kevin Brandt

Eyewitness News looks back on one of the drugs that was famously touted - even by people in influence - as part of a treatment regimen for COVID-19.

  • Remdesivir, which previously failed in trials against Ebola, is being touted as helping to improve outcomes against the COVID-19 illness. Picture: AFP

    WHO advises against remdesivir for coronavirus treatment

    The United States, the European Union and other countries have granted temporary approval for the use of remdesivir after initial research showed it may shorten recovery time in some coronavirus patients.

    632 days ago
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    SA expert: More drug therapies need to be probed to treat COVID-19

    Interim results from the WHO's Solidarity Therapeutics Trial show four drugs in a multinational study have little or no effect on 28-day mortality or the in-hospital clinical outcomes of severely ill, hospitalised COVID-19 patients.

    667 days ago
  • US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on 19 March 2020, in Washington, DC. Picture: AFP

    Trump hospitalised for COVID-19 treatment, campaign grounded

    Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Trump was receiving the anti-viral drug remdesivir following consultation with specialists. The president was 'not requiring any supplemental oxygen,' she said in a statement late Friday.

    681 days ago
  • In this file photo taken on April 26, 2020 a vendor shows hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) tablets at a pharmacy in Amritsar, India. Picture: AFP

    WHO halts hydroxychloroquine, HIV drugs in COVID-19 trials

    The setback came as the WHO also reported more than 200,000 new cases globally of the disease for the first time in a single day.

    771 days ago
  • Remdesivir, which previously failed in trials against Ebola, is being touted as helping to improve outcomes against the COVID-19 illness. Picture: AFP

    Gilead targets two million remdesivir courses by year-end

    The company also said it planned to start trials of an easier-to-use inhaled version of the antiviral drug, currently administered only intravenously, by August.

    783 days ago
  • Remdesivir, which previously failed in trials against Ebola, is being touted as helping to improve outcomes against the COVID-19 illness. Picture: AFP

    India approves emergency use of remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients

    Remdesivir, which is administered intravenously in hospital, is the first drug to show improvement in COVID-19 patients in formal clinical trials and is at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19.

    803 days ago
  • Remdesivir, which previously failed in trials against Ebola, is being touted as helping to improve outcomes against the COVID-19 illness. Picture: AFP

    WHO closely monitors Remdesivir as possible COVID-19 treatment drug

    The drug forms part of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) solidarity trial, an international clinical trial to help find an effective treatment for the virus.

    803 days ago
  • Remdesivir, which previously failed in trials against Ebola, is being touted as helping to improve outcomes against the COVID-19 illness. Picture: AFP

    EU regulator promises speedy review of potential COVID-19 drug remdesivir

    The announcement comes two weeks after the EMA head told the European Parliament it may give an initial green light for sale of remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment.

    807 days ago
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    WHO sees 'potentially positive data' on COVID-19 treatments

    More than 100 potential COVID-19 vaccines are being developed, including several in clinical trials. The WHO said in April a vaccine would take at least 12 months.

    824 days ago
  • Remdesivir, which previously failed in trials against Ebola, is being touted as helping to improve outcomes against the COVID-19 illness. Picture: AFP

    US says remdesivir shows 'clear-cut' effect in treating coronavirus

    The finding represents the first time any medication has been shown to improve outcomes against the COVID-19 illness, which has claimed more than 220,000 lives globally and ground the world economy to a halt.

    837 days ago
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