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FDA approves antiviral drug remdesivir as coronavirus treatment

By Cassidy Morrison
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FDA approves antiviral drug remdesivir as coronavirus treatment

The Food and Drug Administration granted approval of remdesivir, an antiviral drug from Gilead Sciences and a treatment for COVID-19.

The drug, sold under the name Veklury, will be used for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, Gilead said. It is the first coronavirus disease treatment to receive FDA approval.

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