Lecanemab

لکانماب

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🧠 Nervous SystemAnti-amyloid-beta antibody

Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA

Leqembi (US)

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Alzheimer's disease · Regimen source: FDA Leqembi · 2.2, Table 1

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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

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