If I remember correctly, Viivs drug is an intramus
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Posted On: 01/22/2021 7:12:44 AM
If I remember correctly, Viivs drug is an intramuscular injection and not a self administered subq. I believe its an hour hospital visit once a month to get it. Personally I'd rather have the convenience of a less painful sub q self injectable than a monthly hospital visit, but for some being able to go a whole month without any kind of needle may be a selling point...or it could end up being like the LLY and REGN mabs that are going unused for M/M covid because no room to waste hospital beds on IV treatments for mild patients.
I have not seen anything about resistance or the possibility of it. I know with leronlimab no resistance over several years(viiv's could also be, I just don't know). Since many of the other drugs don't affect the virus until after it enters the cell, its able to mutate and develop resistance. With leronlimab since it doesn't attach to the cell, it hasn't been mutating or developing resistance to our drug.
This is all non-scientific so definitely double check my findings, but the last thing I saw on viivs drug was it was intramuscular. Someone more science minded can correct any misquotings.
I have not seen anything about resistance or the possibility of it. I know with leronlimab no resistance over several years(viiv's could also be, I just don't know). Since many of the other drugs don't affect the virus until after it enters the cell, its able to mutate and develop resistance. With leronlimab since it doesn't attach to the cell, it hasn't been mutating or developing resistance to our drug.
This is all non-scientific so definitely double check my findings, but the last thing I saw on viivs drug was it was intramuscular. Someone more science minded can correct any misquotings.
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