The ‘very, very bad look’ of remdesivir, the first FDA-approved COVID-19 drug
30 Oct, 2020 | 01:14h | UTCThe ‘very, very bad look’ of remdesivir, the first FDA-approved COVID-19 drug – Science
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Remdesivir, despite failing in Solidarity trial, received FDA approval without input from outside advisory group. EU cut pricing deal with Gilead without knowing Solidarity data. @kakape and I explain in "The ‘very, very bad look’ of remdesivir" https://t.co/yTKq2A1WQT pic.twitter.com/NhBLum09VG
— Jon Cohen (@sciencecohen) October 28, 2020
Uncovering a scandal about Gilead and Remdesivir
Deep reporting by @sciencecohen and @kakape @ScienceMagazine
The company knew the #SOLIDARITY trial data well before it its preprint. And so did the FDA before giving a full approval, w/o external review https://t.co/4REMEwTvc5— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 28, 2020