Veklury Dosage

Generic name: remdesivir
Drug classes: Investigational drugs, Purine nucleosides

Medically reviewed by  A Ras MD.

 Recommended Adult Dosing

Dosage forms:  INJ

COVID-19

[mild-moderate]

Dose: 200 mg IV x1, then 100 mg IV q24h x2 days; Start: ASAP w/in 7 days of sx onset; Info: for non-hospitalized pts at high risk for dz progression; search ‘COVID’ for additional resources including guidelines, published study summaries, and clinical trial updates

[severe]

Dose: 200 mg IV x1, then 100 mg IV q24h x4 days; Info: for hospitalized pts >40 kg not requiring mechanical ventilation and/or ECMO; may give w/ baricitinib per baricitinib FDA Emergency Use Authorization; ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; search ‘COVID’ for additional resources including guidelines, published study summaries, and clinical trial updates

Renal dosing

eGFR <30: avoid use; Info: risk of IV vehicle accumulation

HD/PD: not defined

Hepatic dosing

[not defined]

SRC: NLM .