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Coronavirus: UK authorises anti-viral drug remdesivir
May 26, 2020
A drug treatment that appears to shorten recovery time for people with coronavirus is being made available on the NHS.
Remdesivir is an anti-viral medicine that was originally developed to fight Ebola.
UK regulators say there is enough evidence to approve its use in selected hospital patients.
For the time being and due to limited supplies, it will go to those most likely to benefit.
The drug is currently undergoing clinical trials around the world, including in the UK. Early data suggests it can cut recovery time by about four days.
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