Antiviral treatment for COVID-19: the evidence supporting remdesivir

Charlotte Richardson, Sanjay Bhagani and Gabriele Pollara
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0524
Clin Med November 2020

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    NHS interim clinical commissioning policy: Remdesivir for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 (adults and children aged 12 years and older)13

    Eligibility criteria (in accordance with the product licence):

    • Hospitalised with COVID-19

    • With pneumonia requiring supplemental oxygen

    • Adults, and adolescents ≥12 years of age and ≥40 kg

    • eGFR ≥30 ml/min

    • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) below 5 times the upper limit of normal at baseline

    Remdesivir should be avoided in pregnancy unless clinicians believe the benefits of treatment outweigh the risks to the individual.
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Antiviral treatment for COVID-19: the evidence supporting remdesivir
Charlotte Richardson, Sanjay Bhagani, Gabriele Pollara
Clinical Medicine Nov 2020, 20 (6) e215-e217; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0524
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