Remdesivir
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Remdesivir is approved for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adult and pediatric patients (28 days of age and older, and who weigh at least 3 kg) who:
- Require hospitalization
- Have positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing, who are not hospitalized, have mild to moderate symptoms, and are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death
- Severe disease is defined as:
- Patients with SpO2 ≤ 94% on room air, OR
- Requiring supplemental oxygen, OR
- Requiring mechanical ventilation, OR
- Requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Nonhospitalized patients who are at high risk for disease progression may be given a 3-day course of remdesivir (200 mg IV on day 1, then 100 mg IV on days 2 and 3).
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Last updated: May 24, 2022
Citation
Dzintars, Kathryn, and Edina Avdic. "Remdesivir." Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, 2022. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545304/all/Remdesivir.
Dzintars K, Avdic E. Remdesivir. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. 2022. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545304/all/Remdesivir. Accessed June 1, 2023.
Dzintars, K., & Avdic, E. (2022). Remdesivir. In Johns Hopkins HIV Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545304/all/Remdesivir
Dzintars K, Avdic E. Remdesivir [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. ; 2022. [cited 2023 June 01]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545304/all/Remdesivir.
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