Health Ministry approves use of Evusheld medication for Covid-19 prevention

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has agreed to grant additional indication approval for the product Evusheld 100mg/ml solution for injection (Tixagevimab 100mg/ml and Cilgavimab 100mg/ml) manufactured by Astrazeneca AB of Sweden.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the approval was made at the 383rd Drug Control Authority (DCA) meeting which convened on Thursday (April 6).

Earlier, the 372nd meeting agreed to grant conditional registration approval for the same product. The conditional approval status remains and the latest approval is for additional indications for the treatment of Covid-19.

Evusheld is used to treat adult and adolescent Covid-19 patients (12 years of age and above) weighing at least 40kg who do not require oxygen support and are at high risk for more severe coronavirus infection, he said in a statement today.

It is also used on individuals who may not have an adequate immune response to Covid-19 vaccination or for individuals for whom Covid-19 vaccination is not recommended.

"The use of Evusheld was based on clinical guidelines issued by Health Ministry," Dr Noor Hisham said. – Bernama