Gilead Ramps Up Remdesivir Manufacturing, Advances Inhaled Formulation

Gilead will study inhalable remdesivir in volunteers, then hopefully in August as an earlier COVID-19 treatment. Analyst says production of 2m-plus I.V. doses by year-end could mean blockbuster revenues.

Daniel O Day
Gilead CEO Daniel O'Day

Gilead Sciences Inc. updated the field on a number of remdesivir-related topics on 22 June, saying it expects to produce more than 2m doses of the antiviral for use in COVID-19 patients by the end of the year, while also seeking to demonstrate the drug’s potential outside the hospital setting and earlier in the course of the disease with an inhalable formulation.

In an open letter from CEO Daniel O’Day published on its website, Gilead said it will screen healthy volunteers for...

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