How will I take the drug? You only need to take the drug 1 time. It’s usually given at a hospital, clinic, or infusion center, and the appointment takes about 3 to 4 hours. The treatment is an intravenous (IV) infusion, meaning the drug goes directly into your blood over about 1 hour. A nurse will insert a small needle into a vein in your arm to 8 give you the drug. Does the infusion hurt? With any infusion treatment, you may feel a pinch or sting when the needle first goes in, but the feeling often goes 9 If you feel any pain during the away after a few seconds. infusion, tell the nurse right away. After the infusion, some people may have pain, bleeding, bruising, soreness, or swelling in the place where the needle went in. In some cases, this may lead to more serious problems, like an infection. If you’re not sure whether what you’re feeling after the infusion is normal, it’s always okay to call your doctor or the infusion center and check. Is this drug the same as a vaccine? No. Vaccines help your body make its own antibodies over time. Antibody drugs give you 10 antibodies that may start working more quickly to help your body fight a virus. Bamlanivimab is not a vaccine. It does not have any COVID-19 virus in it. 8 U.S. Food and Drug Administration: http://pi.lilly.com/eua/bamlanivimab-eua-fda-authorization-letter.pdf 9 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology: https://www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/library/immune-deficiencies-library/ivig 10 Coronavirus Prevention Network: https://coronaviruspreventionnetwork.org/coronavirus-vaccine-and-antibody-science/ Page 5 | PP-BM-US-0009 November 2020 ©Lilly USA, LLC 2020. All rights reserved.
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