Opinion: Remdesivir helps beat COVID-19. But the search for a better drug goes on (via latimesopinion)
, the anti-malarial medication that was heavily promoted by President Trump, all eyes are on remdesivir, an experimental drug that has shown positive results in a large, controlled study.
It’s true that the drug helped some patients recover faster. The amount of time in the hospital was reduced by four days, or 27%, among patients who took the drug. It’s a good result, especially if there’s a problem with overwhelmed hospitals that need to free beds in order to treat more patients. Fauci said the objective was changed so that patients who had been on a placebo could be switched to remdesivir. Relief of suffering and the earlier release of hospital beds are certainly important and valid goals. But this hardly makes remdesivir the lifesaver the public craves. And many scientists are concerned because the only information about the drug that’s been issued so far has come from a press release by Gilead Sciences, the maker of remdesivir.
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