The United States Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for Eli Lilly and Company’s (NYSE: LLY) monoclonal antibody treatment bamlanivimab for use against COVID-19 in both adults and children.What Happened: Under the EUA, the treatment can be distributed and administered intravenously in a single dose by health care providers, according to a statement issued by the FDA.The authorization was given based on data from two Phase 2 trials in 465 non-hospitalized adults showing mild-to-moderate symptoms of COVID-19.The investigational drug is authorized for high-risk patients, including those aged 65 or above, that test positive for SARS-COV-2, as …read more
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