While the White House and doctors at Walter Reed have sought to reassure the public that Trump's condition is improving, he has received numerous drugs for Covid-19, including the steroid dexamethasone, which is typically administered only to those who are critically ill.
The company said it was meeting real-time supply demands for Veklury (remdesivir) in the U.S. and anticipated meeting global demands for the drug worldwide. AmerisourceBergen will continue acting as sole U.S. distributor.
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An analyst wrote Wednesday that the combination of Lilly's Olumiant and Gilead's Veklury, or remdesivir, could cost nearly $8,000, a high price tag that could potentially hamper uptake, especially given the availability of cheaper drugs like dexamethasone.
In a commentary, physicians and pharmacists wrote that percentages of Black, Latino and Native American patients in two Phase III studies of the drug that the company is using for FDA approval were disproportionate to Covid-19's incidence in those communities.
Gilead Sciences had said in its second-quarter earnings that it would partner with companies in North America, Europe and Asia to manufacture the antiviral drug, which received an emergency use authorization from the FDA in May.
Records show that the company registered the brand name in 2015. The Japanese approval closely follows the FDA granting the drug an emergency use authorization based on data from the NIH-sponsored Phase III study.
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