Lilly's antibody cocktail nabs FDA emergency use authorization for COVID-19

10 February 2021
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The U S Food and Drug Administration has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for investigational bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) 700mg and etesevimab (LY-CoV016) 1,400mg together, the developer of the antibody cocktail, Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), announced yesterday.

This therapy is authorized for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in patients aged 12 and older who are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 and/or hospitalization. Bamlanivimab and etesevimab should be administered together via a single intravenous infusion as soon as possible after a positive COVID-19 test and within 10 days of symptom onset.

Infusion time as short as 16 or 21 minutes OKed

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