Remdesivir and Kidney Issues: What Users Say

• don...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 7, 2021

For COVID-19 "One of remdesivir's side effects is kidney failure. My friend's father went to the hospital with COVID, and the hospital told him they can treat COVID patients ONLY with remdesivir. So my friend's father was treated with it. After 5 days of being on remdesivir, his kidneys started to shut down. His lung got full of water, which the doctors diagnosed as pneumonia. How come doctors who spent years studying in universities can't tell the difference between a lung being full of water or if it's pneumonia? To make a long story short, my friend's father died in the hospital on the 9th day. Don't take it!"

• Car...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 5, 2021

For COVID-19 "I tested positive for Covid-19, stayed home for 10 days and was feeling much better, but then had problems breathing. Being a lung transplant recipient, I called my transplant team. They told me to get to the hospital right away, which I did. I needed some supplemental oxygen but otherwise felt fine. I was given remdesivir along with dexamethasone and oxygen and stayed in the hospital for 9 days. I went home needing only 2 liters of oxygen. I continued to get better but was tired. Now 2 months later my kidneys are in trouble, my glucose is all over the map, my blood pressure isn't stable, going so low I faint to 169/102, my heart rate is extremely high then low, I shake most times, I'm cold and then overheating. My conclusion is that I wish I hadn't taken remdesivir but instead insisted on trying Hydroxychloroquine."

• Lmk...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 9, 2022

For COVID-19 "My husband was given remdesivir 8 days after our symptoms were gone. He was admitted with pneumonia and PEs. He was initially on 2L of oxygen. After each dose, he required 4-6L of oxygen. His blood work, especially those that were about kidney and liver, got worse every day. He should never have been given this drug. Every doctor, PA, pharmacist, and nurse I talked with said the doctor was falsifying his medical records so he could prescribe. Now we are waiting to see if he has kidney and liver damage."