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0 pointsconductr3y ago0 comments

So are pandemics if you look at it that way

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It was great for revenue. Hospitals got paid for using Remdesivir, which has no approved medical use anywhere worldwide and had a test on Ebola virus patients halted because it was killing faster than the Ebola virus. https://www.cms.gov/medicare/covid-19/new-covid-19-treatment...

' October 22, 2020, the FDA approved remdesivir (Veklury) for the treatment of COVID-19 for adults and certain pediatric patients requiring hospitalization '

That stuff is lethal. https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/gilead-mulls-repositio...

nradov3y ago

Hospitals receive very little revenue for administering remdesivir. It's not a material item on their financial statements.

landemva3y ago

This shows $5.5 billion for Remdesivir in USA in 2021. This drug has no approved medical use and is ridiculously harmful to life.

https://www.drugdiscoverytrends.com/50-of-2021s-best-selling...

' Veklury (remdesivir) Gilead Sciences $5,565,000,000.00 COVID-19 requiring hospitalization '

And it is administered via IV, so add maybe $1000 for the IV procedure.

landemva3y ago

This discussion indicates about $75,000 which is easy profit when the patient is already on the bed and intubated. https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/cms-hikes-payment-for-covi...

It doesn't even work for helping recovery. Literally poison with no medical use anywhere for anything. Another drug company and hospital emergency payday.

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landemva3y ago

' October 22, 2020, the FDA approved remdesivir (Veklury) for the treatment of COVID-19 for adults and certain pediatric patients requiring hospitalization '

That stuff is lethal. https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/gilead-mulls-repositio...

nradov3y ago

Hospitals receive very little revenue for administering remdesivir. It's not a material item on their financial statements.

landemva3y ago

This shows $5.5 billion for Remdesivir in USA in 2021. This drug has no approved medical use and is ridiculously harmful to life.

https://www.drugdiscoverytrends.com/50-of-2021s-best-selling...

' Veklury (remdesivir) Gilead Sciences $5,565,000,000.00 COVID-19 requiring hospitalization '

And it is administered via IV, so add maybe $1000 for the IV procedure.

landemva3y ago

This discussion indicates about $75,000 which is easy profit when the patient is already on the bed and intubated. https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/cms-hikes-payment-for-covi...

It doesn't even work for helping recovery. Literally poison with no medical use anywhere for anything. Another drug company and hospital emergency payday.

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