Lecanemab
لکانماب
🧠 Nervous SystemAnti-amyloid-beta antibody
Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA
Leqembi (US)
🧮 Dose calculator
Alzheimer's disease · Regimen source: FDA Leqembi · 2.2, Table 1
- • After 18 months: continue, or maintenance 10 mg/kg every 4 weeks. Subcutaneous: start 500 mg weekly, maintenance 360 mg weekly. Before starting: ApoE ε4 testing and baseline MRI; MRI at months 1, 2, 3 and 6. FDA Leqembi · 2.2FDA Leqembi · 2.4FDA Leqembi · Boxed Warning
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🛡️ Safety & information
Contraindications
- ⛔ Serious hypersensitivity to lecanemab (angioedema, anaphylaxis). FDA Leqembi · 4
Warnings
- • Boxed warning: amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA-E/ARIA-H), sometimes fatal; intracerebral haemorrhage >1 cm; more frequent in ApoE ε4 homozygotes; caution with anticoagulants and thrombolytics. FDA Leqembi · Boxed Warning
- • Infusion-related and hypersensitivity reactions. FDA Leqembi · 5
Formulations
- 100 mg/mL vial (500 mg/5 mL, 200 mg/2 mL) — injection 🇺🇸 USA FDA Leqembi · 3
👥 Special populations
- 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution
Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Leqembi · 8.1
“Risk Summary There are no adequate data on LEQEMBI use in pregnant women to evaluate for a drug-associated risk of major birth defects, miscarriage, or other adverse maternal or fetal outcomes.”
- 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution
Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Leqembi · 8.2
“Risk Summary There are no data on the presence of lecanemab-irmb in human milk, the effects on the breastfed infant, or the effects of the drug on milk production.”
- 👶 ChildrenSafety not established
Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Leqembi · 8.4
“Safety and effectiveness of LEQEMBI in pediatric patients have not been established.”
- 👴 Older adultsNo specific problem stated
Label: no specific difference or dose adjustment stated for older adults. FDA Leqembi · 8.5
“No overall differences in safety or effectiveness of LEQEMBI have been observed between patients 65 years of age and older and younger adult patients.”
- ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data
The source for this drug has no section for this group.
🔗 Reference links
- FDA (approval record)BLA761269
- DailyMed (FDA label)FDA Leqembi
- MedlinePlus (NIH)Lecanemab-irmb Injection
- WHO ATC/DDDN06DX04
- Darooyab (Iran)❌ None
🇮🇷 Not found in Iran list Darooyab · search
Darooyab lists no registered dosage form or brand for this drug. This does not prove it is unavailable.
📚 Reference status for this drug
Shows which sources have references recorded for this drug and which do not.
- FDA label (DailyMed)✅ PresentFDA Leqembi · 3FDA Leqembi · 2.2, Table 1FDA Leqembi · 2.2FDA Leqembi · 2.4FDA Leqembi · Boxed WarningFDA Leqembi · 4FDA Leqembi · 5FDA Leqembi · SPL approval / marketing categoryFDA Leqembi · 8.1FDA Leqembi · 8.2FDA Leqembi · 8.4FDA Leqembi · 8.5
- UK SmPC (eMC / MHRA)❌ Not present
- Published guideline❌ Not present
- Licensed reference (medical school)❌ Not present
- Iranian leaflet (IFDA)❌ Not present
- Pharmacy website (secondary, unreliable)✅ PresentDarooyab · search
- Clinical review⚠ Unverified