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Rituximab, sold under the brand name Rituxan among others, is a monoclonal antibody medication used to treat certain autoimmune diseases and types of cancer. [18] It is used for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (in children and adults, but not recommended in elderly patients), rheumatoid arthritis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura ...
rituximab: non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: Rituxan, MabThera 6750 7298 11 rivaroxaban: anticoagulant: Xarelto 6589 6234 12 aflibercept: Eylea 6551 5830 13 infliximab: Remicade 5908 7152 14 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: Prevnar 13 Prevenar 13 5802 5601 15 ustekinumab: Stelara 5156 4011 16 pregabalin: epilepsy: Lyrica 4970 5065
Cytokine reaction syndrome may also be induced by certain medications, such as the CD20 antibody rituximab and the CD19 CAR T cell tisagenlecleucel. The experimental drug TGN1412—also known as Theralizumab—caused extremely serious symptoms when given to six participants in a Phase I trial. [2]
This regimen can also be combined with the monoclonal antibody rituximab if the lymphoma is of B cell origin; this combination is called R-CHOP. In 2002, a randomized controlled trial showed a higher complete response rate for R-CHOP vs CHOP in elderly patients with Diffuse Large-B-Cell Lymphoma (76% vs 63%). [ 4 ]
Etizolam tablets manufactured by Intas.. The company was founded by a Jain pharmacist Hasmukh Chudgar in 1977 [5] and was incorporated in 1985. [6]In 2013, ChrysCapital acquired 16.14% stake in the company, and in 2015, ChrysCapital subsequently sold 10.13% to Singapore-based Temasek Holdings [7] and in 2017, it further diluted 3.01% stake to Capital International.
Tositumomab is a murine monoclonal antibody which targets the CD20 antigen produced in mammalian cell. [1] It was combined with iodine-131 to produce a radiopharmaceutical for unsealed source radiotherapy, Iodine-131 Tositumomab (branded as Bexxar), for the treatment of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. [1]
The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (aka Essential Medicines List or EML [1]), published by the World Health Organization (WHO), contains the medications considered to be most effective and safe to meet the most important needs in a health system. [2]
Doxorubicin, sold under the brand name Adriamycin among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat cancer. [10] This includes breast cancer, bladder cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphoma, and acute lymphocytic leukemia. [10]