As the pandemic stretches on, consumers and businesses could run short of some products in months to come.
Tag: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)
At the Center of a Storm: The Search for a Proven Coronavirus Treatment
Taking an experimental drug can be worse than taking nothing at all, warns Dr. Andre Kalil: “You are treating emotion.”
More Coronavirus Vaccines and Treatments Move Toward Human Trials
Just three months after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, several biotech companies are beginning trials of promising vaccines and treatments.
Hydroxychloroquine and Coronavirus: Fact-Check on the Malaria Drug Trump Keeps Pushing
Here are the facts on hydroxychloroquine, which the president has promoted despite little evidence that it works against the coronavirus.
Essential Drug Supplies for Virus Patients Are Running Low
Medicines to alleviate breathing difficulty, relieve pain and sedate coronavirus patients are in very high demand, depleting stock around the country.
Malaria Drug Helps Virus Patients Improve, in Small Study
A group of moderately ill people were given hydroxychloroquine, which appeared to ease their symptoms quickly, but more research is needed.
Coronavirus Patients in Limbo as Gilead Suspends Emergency Drug Access
The company says it will switch to a broader approach for its experimental drug, remdesivir. But it was overwhelmed by demand for a potential treatment promoted by President Trump.
Scientists Identify 69 Drugs to Test Against the Coronavirus
Two dozen of the medicines are already under investigation. Also on the list: chloroquine, a drug used to treat malaria.
Coronavirus Treatment: Hundreds of Scientists Scramble to Find One
In an ambitious international collaboration, researchers have “mapped” proteins in the coronavirus and identified 50 drugs to test against it.
Coronavirus Threatens Americans With Underlying Conditions
Those with chronic health problems are more likely to develop severe illnesses and to die, research shows.