The European Union has approved
Remdesivir as medication for Covid-19, across member states.
“We have authorised the first medicine, Remdesivir, to treat #coronavirus at EU level,” EU tweeted on Friday.
EU noted that the drug had been cleared and recommended by the
European Medicines Agency (EMA).
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“This conditional marketing authorisation comes less than a month after the application was submitted, supported by @EMA_News and EU countries,” it tweeted.
On her part,EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said the development was one step forward in the fight against covid-19.
“We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to secure efficient treatments or vaccine against the coronavirus,” she tweeted.