Kansas plant will produce Covid-19 drug that is in short supply

Kansas plant will produce Covid-19 drug that is in short supply

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A Kansas manufacturing plant will help fill demand for remdesivir, a key drug used to treat Covid-19 patients. Pfizer Inc. said Friday it has an agreement to produce Gilead Sciences Inc.’s antiviral drug at a facility in McPherson, Kansas. The antiviral is an investigational drug that received emergency authorization by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment of patients with Covid-19. The drug has shown promise, but a shortage of remdesivir has caused authorities to ration its distribution…

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