US regulators on Friday (NZ time) approved the first drug to treat Covid-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given to hospitalised patients through an IV. Gilead Sciences/AP The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug to treat Covid-19. It had been authorised for use on an emergency basis since spring, and now becomes the first drug to win full Food and Drug Administration approval for treating Covid-19. READ MORE:* Covid-19: WHO study finds remdesivir didn't help coronavirus patients* Trump's Covid-19 treatment: US president had stakes in Regeneron and Gilead, makers of experimental coronavirus drug Remdesivir* Coronavirus: Trump's 'game-changing' drug linked to increased risk of death, study says* Here are the drugs that could treat coronavirus, but don't expect a silver bullet. So far, only steroids such as dexamethasone have been shown to cut the risk of dying of Covid-19.

Source: Stuff October 22, 2020 22:22 UTC