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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsExperimental drug given to Trump to treat covid-19 wins FDA clearance
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John FitzGerald
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The shortages, coupled with the complexities of administering the intravenous medication, have raised concerns about whether people with the greatest need will be able to get it.
Experimental drug given to Trump to treat covid-19 wins FDA clearance
But Regenerons antibody treatment is expected to be in short supply.
washingtonpost.com
John FitzGerald
@TheTweetOfJohn
The shortages, coupled with the complexities of administering the intravenous medication, have raised concerns about whether people with the greatest need will be able to get it.
Experimental drug given to Trump to treat covid-19 wins FDA clearance
But Regenerons antibody treatment is expected to be in short supply.
washingtonpost.com
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11/21/regeneron-fda-clearance/
The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday granted emergency authorization to the experimental antibody treatment given to President Trump last month when he developed covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
The drug, made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is designed to prevent infected people from developing severe illness. Instead of waiting for the body to develop its own protective immune response, the drug imitates the bodys natural defenses. It is the second drug of this type called a monoclonal antibody to be cleared for treating covid-19. The FDA authorized Eli Lilly & Co.s drug on Nov. 9.
Regenerons drug is a cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies, called casirivimab and imdevimab. The FDA said in authorizing the cocktail that it may be effective in treating mild to moderate covid-19 in adults and children 12 or older, and is indicated for those at high risk of developing severe illness. Doctors hope the drugs will keep those patients from being hospitalized.
But as with the Lilly treatment, the Regeneron drug is a biological product that is complicated and time-consuming to make; initially, it will be in short supply. The shortages, coupled with the complexities of administering the intravenous medication, have raised concerns about whether people with the greatest need will be able to get it.
Regeneron executives said on the companys earnings call in early November that they project having enough doses for 80,000 patients by the end of November, and 300,000 total doses by the end of January.
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Experimental drug given to Trump to treat covid-19 wins FDA clearance (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Nov 2020
OP
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)1. Did ben Carson take this?
Nevilledog
(51,031 posts)2. I believe so, plus he says he took the MyPillow douche's Oleandrin
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)3. Oh yeah i forgot about the my pillow cure
Poiuyt
(18,117 posts)4. Yes he did take it and credits it for saving his life.
Poiuyt
(18,117 posts)5. I wonder if right wingers will be okay with using stem cells now that they saved their god's life?