Remdesivir Drug
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A Remdesivir Drug is a prodrug that metabolizes into its active form GS-441524.
- Context:
- It can be a Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drug (e.g. for SARS-CoV-2 virus).
- See: Marburg Virus Disease, Antiviral Medication.
References
2020
- (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remdesivir Retrieved:2020-5-1.
- Remdesivir is a broad-spectrum antiviral medication developed by the American biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences. , remdesivir is being studied as a possible treatment for COVID-19. Earlier studies demonstrated remdesivir's antiviral activity against several RNA viruses including SARS coronavirus and Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus. It is given by injection into a vein. Remdesivir was originally developed to treat Ebola virus disease and Marburg virus disease but was ineffective for these viral infections.