Gilead said it will soon begin clinical studies of an inhaled form of remdesivir, which could help patients with symptoms that aren’t severe enough to require hospitalization
Gilead Sciences Inc. said it will soon begin clinical studies of an inhaled form of remdesivir with the aim of expanding the drug’s use to healthier, nonhospitalized Covid-19 patients.
Remdesivir, used to treat seriously ill coronavirus patients, is currently given via daily intravenous infusions, limiting its use to patients in the hospital. An inhaled formulation could allow the drug to be used by patients with symptoms that aren’t severe enough to require hospitalization.
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