“ ‘Trump Cards.’ ” That was the branding some participants in drug-price negotiations between the pharmaceutical industry and the Trump administration reportedly slapped on the prepaid cards that President Donald Trump’s team insisted the drug companies send to U.S. seniors as part of an agreement. It turned out to be …
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The U.K. government has approved the use of dexamethasone — the first coronavirus drug that scientists says has been shown to save lives — and it costs just £5 ($ 6) per patient. A trial led by Oxford University found that the low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone cut the risk of …
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A huge development overnight has the stock market rallying early Friday morning. Reports claim that a drug named remdesivir has helped treat those suffering severe symptoms of the coronavirus COVID-19. The report from STAT news says the drug was the first to show positive healing effects in lab tests and …
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University of Chicago Medicine researchers said they saw “rapid recoveries” in 125 COVID-19 patients taking Gilead Sciences Inc.’s experimental drug remdesivir as part of a clinical trial, according to a Thursday afternoon report. Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. GILD, +2.55% jumped 12.7% in after-hours trading on Thursday following the publication …
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