FDA expands use of remdesivir to patients with high risk of hospitalization
An ampule of Remdesivir is pictured during a news conference at the University Hospital Eppendorf (UKE) in Hamburg, Germany, April 8, 2020, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Ulrich Perrey/Pool via REUTERS
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Jan 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator on Friday expanded its approval for the use of Gilead Sciences' (GILD.O) antiviral drug remdesivir to treat non-hospitalized patients 12 years and older for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 disease with high risk of hospitalization.
Previously, the use of Veklury was limited to patients requiring hospitalization.
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Reporting by Leroy Leo in Bengaluru; editing by Diane Craft
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