Fauci, Trump And NIH Say Drug Remdesivir Shows Positive Signs In Treating Coronavirus

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Christian Datoc
Senior White House Correspondent
April 29, 2020 12:55 PM ET


President Donald Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci both praised the drug Remdesivir during a press availability Wednesday at the White House.

The drug produced by Gilead Sciences is not a “knock out” cure, Fauci told reporters in the Oval Office, but showed several hopeful signs in a newly completed study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), most notably a 3% decrease in the mortality rate compared to that in the placebo group. The drug also helped patients recover 31% quicker than those who did not take it. Fauci stated the study will next be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal.

“The reason why we’re making the announcement now is something that I believe people don’t fully appreciate,” Fauci said. “Whenever you have clear cut evidence that a drug works, you have an ethical obligation to immediately let the people who are in the placebo group know so that they could have access, and all of the other trials that are taking place now have a new standard of care.”

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“The reason why we’re making the announcement now is something that I believe people don’t fully appreciate,” Fauci said. “Whenever you have clear cut evidence that a drug works, you have an ethical obligation to immediately let the people who are in the placebo group know so that they could have access, and all of the other trials that are taking place now have a new standard of care.”

How much does this drug cost versus other drugs with clear cut evidence to work?

[PeteS in CA]

I thought Trump disappeared Dr. Fauci. At least that's what I keep seeing FB Friends posting.

[Smokin Joe]

How much does this drug cost versus other drugs with clear cut evidence to work?

The others might even be off patent. Hydroxychloroquine/Azithromycin/Zinc Sulfate <$100, administered orally, over 5 days.

With Remdesivir, Gilead would have sole rights in the US, and manufacturing cost of $9/course (not likely to be that cheap to the consumer, because it is administered IV over 10 days).