By Josh Beckerman 
 

A Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. antibody cocktail has become the first treatment for the Ebola virus approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The treatment, Inmazeb, is also known as REGN-EB3. It includes atoltivimab, maftivimab and odesivimab-ebgn.

The FDA said "today's action demonstrates the FDA's ongoing commitment to responding to public health threats--both domestically and abroad--on the basis of science and data."

Regeneron shares were up 0.6% after hours at $604.62.

 

Write to Josh Beckerman at josh.beckerman@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 14, 2020 18:25 ET (22:25 GMT)

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