Aug 28 (Reuters) - Gilead Inc GILD.O said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized expanded emergency use for its experimental antiviral COVID-19 treatment, remdesivir.
The drug can now be used to treat all hospitalized patients with COVID-19, in addition to patients with a severe form of the illness. (https://reut.rs/31DfMIk)
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