August 20, 2020

Effectiveness of Remdesivir for the Treatment of Hospitalized Covid-19 Persons

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Testing and Treatment

Keywords (Tags): treatment

Jiang et al. synthesized results from 4 randomized trials including 2,049 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and reported that patients receiving 5-day or 10-day treatment courses with remdesivir had significantly better clinical improvement (OR=1.8 and 1.4, respectively) and higher probabilities of clinical recovery (RR=1.5 and 1.2, respectively) compared to patients receiving placebo.

Jiang et al. (Aug 19, 2020). Effectiveness of Remdesivir for the Treatment of Hospitalized Covid-19 Persons: A Network Meta-Analysis. Journal of Medical Virology. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32813283