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Doctors call monoclonal antibody cocktail ‘first Covid treatment’
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The antibody cocktail is a combination of Casirivimab and Imdevimab, which are laboratory made monoclonal antibodies. The cocktail works just like antibodies produced in the human body in response to any viral infection.
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The initial use of monoclonal antibody cocktail, the combination of drugs used on former US President Donald Trump and given emergency use approval in India in early May, has given encouraging results, with doctors involved touting it as the “first real treatment for Covid-19”.
Eight-four-year-old Mohabbat Singh, a resident of Haryana, was the first patient in India to be administered the antibody drug cocktail at Medanta Medicity, Gurugram, on May 25. The doctor treating him, Sushila Kataria, told ET, “the patient has tested negative. We have administered the drug cocktail to 15 patients so far. All are fine. This is the first real treatment for Co
India’s Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation cleared the use of the antibody cocktail for use in emergency situations for treatment of COVID-19, here’s a quick lowdown on how it can help patients
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Delhi s Sir Gangaram hospital begins monoclonal antibody therapy for COVID patients
Delhi s Sir Gangaram hospital on Tuesday started carrying out monoclonal antibody therapy, which is believed to reduce chance of hospitalisation for COVID-19 patients by 70 per cent.
As part of this single dose infusion-based treatment, patients with mild to moderate symptoms are offered a cocktail of Casirivimab and Imdevimab.
A dose will cost Rs 59,750, chairman of Sir Gangaram hospital, D.S. Rana, said.
Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (FEHI) chairman Ashok Seth said this therapy is meant for people who are under home isolation, and do not need oxygen support, so the cut-off level of SpO2 is about 93 per cent, and are at high risk due to their co-morbidities such as liver disease, heart ailments or chronic lung disease.