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Common adverse effects reported with belimumab include nausea, diarrhea, and fever, as well as hypersensitivity and infusion-site reactions, which were severe in 0.9% of patients. Regulatory agencies recommend that patients be treated with an antihistamine prior to a belimumab infusion. [11]
Because systemic administration results in blockading the same pathway in both healthy and diseased tissue, pharmacology is exaggerated leading to many side effects such as lymphoma, infections, congestive heart failure, demyelinating disease, a lupus-like syndrome, injection site reactions, and additional systemic side effects. [10]
Benlysta: mab: human: B-cell activating factor (BAFF) Y: systemic lupus erythematosus without renal or CNS involvement Bemarituzumab [26] mab: humanized: FGFR2: gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma Benralizumab [38] Fasenra: mab: humanized: CD125: Y: asthma Berlimatoxumab [26] mab: human: Staphylococcus aureus bi-component ...
Voclosporin, sold under the brand name Lupkynis, is a calcineurin inhibitor used as an immunosuppressant medication for the treatment of lupus nephritis. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] It is an analog of ciclosporin that has enhanced action against calcineurin and greater metabolic stability.
Drug-induced lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disorder caused by chronic use of certain drugs. These drugs cause an autoimmune response (the body attacks its own cells) producing symptoms similar to those of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
There is no cure for SLE, [1] but there are experimental and symptomatic treatments. [6] Treatments may include NSAIDs, corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, hydroxychloroquine, and methotrexate. [1] Although corticosteroids are rapidly effective, long-term use results in side effects. [7] Alternative medicine has not been shown to affect the ...
Lupus erythematosus is a collection of autoimmune diseases in which the human immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks healthy tissues. [1] Symptoms of these diseases can affect many different body systems, including joints , skin , kidneys , blood cells , heart , and lungs .
[4] [9] Adverse effects may be class-dependent, and so switching to a biologic of another class may ameliorate those effects. [ 7 ] Potential serious adverse effects include allergic reactions , liver damage, cancer, and serious infections including tuberculosis , pneumonia , staph infection , and fungal infection .