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Bamlanivimab is a monoclonal antibody developed by AbCellera Biologics and Eli Lilly as a treatment for COVID-19. [8] The medication was granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November 2020, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] and the EUA was revoked in April 2021.
In February 2021, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for bamlanivimab and etesevimab administered together for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in people twelve years of age or older weighing at least 40 kilograms (88 lb) who test positive for SARS‑CoV‑2 and who are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19.
Eli Lilly's (LLY) combination of its COVID-19 antibodies bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) plus etesevimab (LY-CoV016) reduces COVID-19-related hospitalizations and deaths by 70%.
In January 2021, the United States agreed to purchase 1.25 million doses of the drug for $2.625 billion, at $2,100 per dose. [29] [30] On 14 September, another 1.4 million doses were purchased for the same price, totaling $2.94 billion. [31] In January 2021, the German government purchased 200,000 doses for €400 million at €2,000 per dose. [32]
Sipavibart, sold under the brand name Kavigale, is a medication used for the prevention of COVID-19 in people who are immunocompromised. [1] Sipavibart is a recombinant human IgG1 monoclonal antibody that provides passive immunization against SARS-CoV-2 by binding its spike protein receptor binding domain.
In an analysis of the drug development costs for 98 companies over a decade, the average cost per drug developed and approved by a single-drug company was $350 million. [3] But for companies that approved between eight and 13 drugs over 10 years, the cost per drug went as high as $5.5 billion. [3]
A 2013 meta-analysis reported that palivizumab prophylaxis was a dominant strategy with an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $2,526,203 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY). It also showed an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio for preterm infants between $5188 and $791,265 per QALY , from the payer perspective. [ 28 ]
In Phase II results published in The Lancet, on the two-dose schedule, seroconversion rates of neutralizing antibodies after the second dose were 76% (114 of 150 participants) in a 25 μg group and 72% (108 of 150) in a 50 μg group. On the three-dose schedule, seroconversion rate of neutralizing antibodies after the third dose were 97% (143 of ...