(BBC) – US regulators have given full approval for the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat Covid-19 patients in hospitals.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Veklury, the drug’s brand name, cut the recovery time on average by five days during clinical trials.
“Veklury is the first treatment for
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