EMA Issues Guidance On Compassionate Use Of Remdesivir For COVID-19

Recommendations from the European Medicines Agency explain the conditions under which early access to remdesivir could be given through compassionate use programs.

Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18.3.2020. Concept of medical bottle with new possible cure for Coronavirus COVID 19. Remdesivir therapy for Korona virus medication potential drug
Remdesivir is being investigated for the treatment of COVID-19 • Source: Shutterstock

The European Medicines Agency has released recommendations on how Gilead Sciences’ investigational antiviral medicine remdesivir should be used via compassionate use programs to treat COVID-19 in the EU.

In two newly published documents, the agency explains the conditions under which early access to remdesivir could be given through compassionate use programs to patients with COVID‑19 who are not eligible for inclusion in clinical trials that are testing the product for coronavirus disease

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