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South Korea says Ebola drug remdesivir may not be suitable for all coronavirus patients

May 6, 2020
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South Korea says that remdesivir, traditionally used in treating Ebola, may not be effective enough in treating COVID-19 patients. South …

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Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up

May 6, 2020
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Vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 continue to dominate the news, as two studies reveal “positive” data for Gilead’s remdesivir in …

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Ousted chief of BARDA says Trump administration ignored COVID-19 warnings

May 6, 2020
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Ousted Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Dr Rick Bright, alleges the Trump administration ignored warnings …

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First French case of COVID-19 occurred in December, a month earlier than previously thought

May 5, 2020
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A French patient who suffered from pneumonia in December actually had COVID-19, it has been revealed. Dr Yves Cohen, the …

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MHRA launches new pharmacovigilance reporting platform for COVID-19 treatments

May 5, 2020
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A new online reporting site has been launched by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) to track potential …

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UK contact-tracing app being tested on the Isle of Wight

May 5, 2020
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The NHS’s coronavirus contract tracing app has been published to Apple and Google’s app stores with council staff and healthcare …

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Lonza and Moderna enter agreement to mass produce coronavirus vaccine

May 4, 2020
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Lonza Group AG and Moderna Inc have entered a deal to develop 1 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines a year. …

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FDA approves emergency use of Gilead’s remdesivir for hospitalised COVID-19 patients

May 4, 2020
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Gilead’s antiviral therapy remdesivir has shown tentatively promising efficacy in the race to find an effective treatment for COVID-19, one …

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Trump vows to reduce America’s reliance on foreign drug imports

May 4, 2020
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President Donald Trump has vowed to cut the US’s reliance on foreign drugs, singling out China and Ireland as countries …

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UK testing experimental treatment for use in COVID-19 patients

May 4, 2020
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British scientists are testing an experimental drug to help some of society’s most vulnerable fight off the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Mike Pompeo says there is evidence COVID-19 was made in a lab, despite US intelligence saying it occurred naturally

May 4, 2020
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that there is evidence the COVID-19 coronavirus was created in a lab, despite …

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NHS sets out plans to deal with the second phase of the pandemic

May 1, 2020
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The NHS has set out plans to step up its non-COVID-19 services over the next six weeks. A letter from …

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COVID-19 pandemic likely to last two years, study says

May 1, 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic is likely to last as long as two years and will not be properly controlled until two-thirds …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

May 1, 2020
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The search for a COVID-19 treatment has ramped up this week, with two new studies detailing the efficacy of Gilead’s …

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AstraZeneca joins forces with University of Oxford to develop and manufacture potential coronavirus vaccine

April 30, 2020
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A “landmark” partnership has been struck between AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford in the ongoing battle against COVID-19, with …

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