Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Nov 2020
Lilly's neutralising antibody bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) receives interim authorisation from Health Canada as a treatment for COVID-19
20 November 2020 - Bamlanivimab emerged from collaboration between Lilly and Vancouver-based AbCellera.
Health Canada today granted authorisation under the Interim Order Respecting the Importation, Sale and Advertising of Drugs for Use in Relation to COVID-19 for the use of bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) as a treatment for adults and paediatric patients 12 years of age or older with mild to moderate COVID-19 who weigh at least 40 kg and are at high risk of progressing to severe COVID-19 illness and/or hospitalisation.
This authorisation, the second authorisation around the world for bamlanivimab, is based on data from BLAZE-1, a randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled phase 2 study in patients with recently diagnosed, mild to moderate COVID-19.
