Swissmedic Approves Roche’s Ronapreve to Treat COVID-19 Patients

December 27, 2021Updated: December 27, 2021

ZURICH—Swiss drugs regulator Swissmedic said on Monday it approved Ronapreve, an antibody treatment jointly developed by Roche and Regeneron, to treat COVID-19 patients.

“In this procedure, no data on efficacy against the Omicron variant were submitted,” Swissmedic said in a statement.

The antibody treatment was already authorized for prescription in Switzerland under COVID-19 Ordinance 3 since April 15, Swissmedic said.

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