EC Selects Antibody Therapies, Arthritis Drug As Preferred COVID-19 Meds: Reuters

by Vandana Singh, Benzinga Editor

June 29, 2021 3:28 PM | 1 min read | Make a Comment

The European Commission (EC) picked four antibody treatments and a repurposed Eli Lilly And Co's LLY rheumatoid arthritis drug for an initial portfolio of preferred medications to treat COVID-19, reports Reuters.
The selection of drugs is part of the E.U. Strategy on COVID-19 therapeutics, launched in May.
Top picks include Eli Lilly - Incyte Corporation's INCY Olumiant for hospitalized COVID-19 patients on oxygen, as well as new antibody drugs for early-stage disease from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc REGN, Eli Lilly, Celltrion, and GlaxoSmithKline plc GSK - Vir Biotechnology Inc VIR.
The Commission reiterated it would draw up a portfolio of at least ten potential COVID-19 therapeutics.

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