Healthcare

FDA authorizes possible coronavirus remedy remdesivir for emergency use

By Cassidy Morrison
Published May 1, 2020 8:14pm ET
Add Washington Examiner on Google
FDA authorizes possible coronavirus remedy remdesivir for emergency use
President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to speak to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, en route to a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H. | (Patrick Semansky/AP)

The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization Friday for remdesivir, a medication researchers believe could treat patients diagnosed with COVID-19.

“We want to thank the collaborators that brought remdesivir to this point and many of our people that have been part of this, in fact, the caregivers,” Gilead CEO Daniel O’Day told reporters Friday.

Already a print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

COVID-19 Donald Trump FDA