Health
7 out of 10 patients in Hawaii hospitalized with COVID-19 are being treated with a drug called Remdesivir – KITV Honolulu
We’re told it’s $500 per dose and a treatment cycle lasts five days.
Seven out of 10 patients in Hawaii hospitalized with COVID-19 are being treated with a drug called Remdesivir, the first treatment approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Hilton Raethel, president and CEO of Healthcare Association of Hawaii says it’s costly but effective.
Remdesivir is the same drug that was used help fight the Ebola virus between 2014 and 2016. Approval to use it against COVID-19 is recent but with Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA, doctors across the state have actually…
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