Mepolizumab

مپولیزوماب

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🌬️ Respiratory SystemAnti-IL-5 antibody

Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA

Nucala (US)

🧮 Dose calculator

Asthma and chronic lung disease (reversible airflow obstruction) · Regimen source: FDA Nucala · 2.1, Table 1

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🛡️ Safety & information

Contraindications

Warnings

  • • Hypersensitivity; not for acute asthma; do not stop corticosteroids abruptly; treat helminth infection before starting. FDA Nucala · 5
  • • Herpes zoster (consider vaccination before starting). FDA Nucala · 5.3

Formulations

  • 100 mg/mL prefilled syringe or autoinjector — injection 🇺🇸 USA FDA Nucala · 3
  • 40 mg/0.4 mL prefilled syringe — injection 🇺🇸 USA FDA Nucala · 3

👥 Special populations

  • 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

    Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Nucala · 8.1

    “Risk Summary The data on pregnancy exposure are insufficient to inform on drug-associated risk.”
  • 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

    Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Nucala · 8.2

    “Risk Summary There is no information regarding the presence of mepolizumab in human milk, the effects on the breastfed infant, or the effects on milk production.”
  • 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

    The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Nucala · 8.4

    “Severe Asthma The safety and effectiveness of NUCALA for severe asthma, and with an eosinophilic phenotype, have been established in pediatric patients aged 6 years and older.”
  • 👴 Older adultsNo specific problem stated

    Label: no specific difference or dose adjustment stated for older adults. FDA Nucala · 8.5

    “No overall differences in safety and effectiveness were observed between these patients and younger patients.”
  • ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

    The source for this drug has no section for this group.

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