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Also known as tixagevimab/cilgavimab, AZD8895/AZD1061, Evusheld, COV2-2130/COV2-2196

Tixagevimab/cilgavimab, sold under the brand name Evusheld, is a combination of two human monoclonal antibodies, tixagevimab (AZD8895) and cilgavimab (AZD1061) targeted against the surface spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 used to prevent COVID-19. It is being developed by British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca. It is co-packaged and given as two separate consecutive intramuscular injections (one injection per monoclonal antibody, given in immediate succession).

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Drug.MedlinePlus
a621058
Drug.DailyMedID
Tixagevimab
Drug.pregnancy_AU
B2
Drug.tradename
Evusheld
Drug.type
mab
Drug.image
Tixagevimab-cilgavimab binding SARS-CoV-2 spike protein 7L7E.png
Drug.caption
Tixagevimab (teal, right) and cilgavimab (purple, left) binding the spike protein . From .
Drug.component1
Tixagevimab
Drug.class1
Monoclonal antibody
Drug.component2
Cilgavimab
Drug.class2
Monoclonal antibody
Drug.routes_of_administration
Intramuscular
Drug.ATC_prefix
None
Drug.ATC_suffix
D03
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only
Drug.legal_CA_comment
/ Schedule D
Drug.legal_UK
POM

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AZD7442
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Evusheld

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Tixagevimab/cilgavimab, sold under the brand name Evusheld, is a combination of two human monoclonal antibodies, tixagevimab (AZD8895) and cilgavimab (AZD1061) targeted against the surface spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 used to prevent COVID-19. It is being developed by British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca. It is co-packaged and given as two separate consecutive intramuscular injections (one injection per monoclonal antibody, given in immediate succession).

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