Remdesivir

Also Known As: Remdesivir, Veklury

Remdesivir, sold under the brand name Veklury,[1] is a broad-spectrum antiviral medication developed by the biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences.[2] It is administered via injection into a vein.[3][4] As of 2020, remdesivir is being tested as a specific treatment for COVID-19, and has been authorized for emergency use in the US, India,[5] Singapore,[6] and approved for use in Japan for people with severe symptoms.[1][7][8][1][9] It also received approval in the UK in May 2020, however, it was going to be rationed due to limited supply.[10] It may shorten the time it takes to recover from the infection.[11]

The most common side effect in healthy volunteers is raised blood levels of liver enzymes (a sign of liver problems).[12] The most common side effects in people with COVID-19 is nausea (feeling sick).[12]

Side effects may include liver inflammation and an infusion-related reaction with nausea, low blood pressure, and sweating.[13] It is a prodrug that is intentended to allow intracellular delivery of GS-441524 monophosphate and subsequent biotransformation into GS-441524 triphosphate, a ribonucleotide analogue inhibitor of viral RNA polymerase [14][15].

Earlier studies found antiviral activity against several RNA viruses including SARS coronavirus and MERS coronavirus, but it is not approved for any indication.[2][7] Remdesivir was originally developed to treat hepatitis C[16] and was then tested against Ebola virus disease and Marburg virus disease, but was ineffective for all of these viral infections.[2]

Print this Page

All Treatments

Average Effectiveness

This is the Average effectiveness per ailment as reported by our participants (you).

Effectiveness:
  • 0 = No improvement or Worse
  • 1 = Slight improvement
  • 2 = Moderate Improvement
  • 3 = Significant Improvement
  • 4 = Cured

Order By

Type of Treatment

Date Range

Minimum Number of Users

Complete a survey on Remdesivir to help the CureCrowd community

If you have tried to treat this ailment, please complete the following form to help us better our data, and help guide people to the best possible treatments. CureCrowd is a public resource with absolutely no vested interest in the outcomes of our studies.