Entreprise · 19/02/20212 min de lecture
Authorizations of Emergency Use of Certain Drug and Biological Products During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Availability
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Résumé
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the issuance of five Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) (the Authorizations) under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) for drug and biological products for use during the COVID-19 pandemic. FDA issued one Authorization for a drug as requested by Baxter Healthcare Corporation (Baxter); one Authorization for a biological product as requested by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (ASPR/HHS); an Authorization for a drug and an Authorization for a biological product as requested by Eli Lilly and Company; and one Authorization for biological products as requested by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The Authorizations contain, among other things, conditions on the emergency use of the authorized products. The Authorizations follow the February 4, 2020, determination by the Secretary of HHS that there is a public health emergency that has a significant potential to affect national security or the health and security of U.S. citizens living abroad and that involves a novel (new) coronavirus. The virus, now named SARS-CoV-2, causes the illn