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Dalia Dawoud1, Kalipso Chalkidou2,3, Richard Sullivan4
1Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Abstract:
The race to find an effective treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is still on, with only two treatment options currently authorized for emergency use and/or recommended for patients hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms: low-dose dexamethasone and remdesivir. The USA decision to stockpile the latter has resulted in widespread condemnation and in similar action being taken by some other countries. In this commentary we discuss whether stockpiling remdesivir is justified in light of the currently available evidence.
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