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Grand Rounds January 12, 2024: Design and Implementation of a Weighted Lottery to Equitably Allocate Scarce Covid-19 Resources (Erin K. McCreary, PharmD, BCIDP)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

The first drug that used the new process was Remdesivir in May 2020. UPMC set clear criteria based on the published data at the time for who could and could not receive Remdesivir. UPMC established weighted factors for the Remdesivir lottery that were established by the ethics and clinical committee.

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Targeting a human protein may stop Ebola virus in its tracks

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Back in 2018, researchers tested a broad-spectrum antiviral candidate called remdesivir/VEKLURY, which acts as a nucleotide decoy to get incorporated into the viral RNA genome and stop viral polymerase. But targeting Ebola virus polymerase has proven tough. A new route for interfering with Ebola virus infection.

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Gilead tags Merck for first-line triple negative breast cancer trial

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COVID-19 therapy Veklury (remdesivir) continued to lead the charge at Gilead with a massive $1.9 The post Gilead tags Merck for first-line triple negative breast cancer trial appeared first on. billion in sales during the three-month period – way ahead of projections – with turnover expected to reach up to $4.8

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PFIZER REPORTS STRONG FIRST-QUARTER 2021 RESULTS

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billion, primarily driven by Pfizer CentreOne, Pfizer’s contract manufacturing operation, reflecting sales of legacy Upjohn products to Viatris (4) and remdesivir to Gilead Sciences Inc., Hospital products, which grew 10% operationally to $2.3 down 7%, which reflects relatively stable U.S. View source version on businesswire.com : [link].