What other drugs will affect belimumab?
Other drugs may affect belimumab, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Tell your doctor about all your current medicines and any medicine you start or stop using.
Further information
Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.
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Medical Disclaimer
The content of Holevn is solely for the purpose of providing information about Thuốc Belimumab and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please contact your nearest doctor or clinic, hospital for advice. We do not accept liability if the patient arbitrarily uses the drug without following a doctor’s prescription.
Reference from: https://www.drugs.com/mtm/belimumab.html
Use the medicine as soon as you remember. You can either restart a weekly schedule based on the new injection day, or you can go back to your regular injection schedule. Do not use 2 injections on the same day.
Call your doctor for instructions if you miss an appointment for an intravenous infusion of belimumab.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call 115.
What should I avoid while using belimumab?
Avoid being near people who are sick or have infections. Tell your doctor at once if you develop signs of infection.
Do not receive a “live” vaccine while using belimumab. The vaccine may not work as well and may not fully protect you from disease. Live vaccines include measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), rotavirus, typhoid, yellow fever, varicella (chickenpox), zoster (shingles), and nasal flu (influenza) vaccine.
Belimumab side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives, itching; feeling anxious or light-headed; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Some side effects may occur during the injection. Tell your caregiver if you feel anxious, nauseated, light-headed, itchy, or have trouble breathing, severe headache, or skin redness and swelling.
You may get infections more easily, even serious or fatal infections. Stop using belimumab and call your doctor right away if you have signs of infection such as:
-
fever, chills;
-
cough with mucus;
-
pain or burning when you urinate;
-
urinating more than usual; or
-
bloody diarrhea.
Belimumab may cause a serious brain infection that can lead to disability or death. Call your doctor right away if you have problems with speech, thought, vision, or muscle movement. These symptoms may start gradually and get worse quickly.
Also call your doctor at once if you have:
-
new or worsening depression, anxiety, mood or behavior changes, trouble sleeping, risk-taking behavior, or thoughts about hurting yourself or others;
-
wheezing, chest tightness, trouble breathing; or
-
chest pain or pressure, pain spreading to your jaw or shoulder, nausea, sweating.
Common side effects may include:
-
nausea, diarrhea;
-
fever, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, cough;
-
pain, itching, redness, or swelling where the injection was given;
-
pain in your arms or legs;
-
headache, depressed mood; or
-
sleep problems (insomnia).
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Belimumab dosing information
Usual Adult Dose for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus:
10 mg/kg IV at 2-week intervals for the first 3 doses and at 4-week intervals thereafter.
Comments:
-Infuse over a 1-hour period.
-Consider premedication including an antihistamine, with or without an antipyretic, before the infusion.
Use: Treatment of adult patients with active, autoantibody-positive, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who are receiving standard therapy.
What other drugs will affect belimumab?
Other drugs may affect belimumab, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Tell your doctor about all your current medicines and any medicine you start or stop using.
Further information
Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.
Copyright 1996-2018 Cerner Multum, Inc. Version: 6.01.
Medical Disclaimer
The content of Holevn is solely for the purpose of providing information about Thuốc Belimumab and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please contact your nearest doctor or clinic, hospital for advice. We do not accept liability if the patient arbitrarily uses the drug without following a doctor’s prescription.
Reference from: https://www.drugs.com/mtm/belimumab.html
Use the medicine as soon as you remember. You can either restart a weekly schedule based on the new injection day, or you can go back to your regular injection schedule. Do not use 2 injections on the same day.
Call your doctor for instructions if you miss an appointment for an intravenous infusion of belimumab.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call 115.
What should I avoid while using belimumab?
Avoid being near people who are sick or have infections. Tell your doctor at once if you develop signs of infection.
Do not receive a “live” vaccine while using belimumab. The vaccine may not work as well and may not fully protect you from disease. Live vaccines include measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), rotavirus, typhoid, yellow fever, varicella (chickenpox), zoster (shingles), and nasal flu (influenza) vaccine.
Belimumab side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives, itching; feeling anxious or light-headed; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Some side effects may occur during the injection. Tell your caregiver if you feel anxious, nauseated, light-headed, itchy, or have trouble breathing, severe headache, or skin redness and swelling.
You may get infections more easily, even serious or fatal infections. Stop using belimumab and call your doctor right away if you have signs of infection such as:
-
fever, chills;
-
cough with mucus;
-
pain or burning when you urinate;
-
urinating more than usual; or
-
bloody diarrhea.
Belimumab may cause a serious brain infection that can lead to disability or death. Call your doctor right away if you have problems with speech, thought, vision, or muscle movement. These symptoms may start gradually and get worse quickly.
Also call your doctor at once if you have:
-
new or worsening depression, anxiety, mood or behavior changes, trouble sleeping, risk-taking behavior, or thoughts about hurting yourself or others;
-
wheezing, chest tightness, trouble breathing; or
-
chest pain or pressure, pain spreading to your jaw or shoulder, nausea, sweating.
Common side effects may include:
-
nausea, diarrhea;
-
fever, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, cough;
-
pain, itching, redness, or swelling where the injection was given;
-
pain in your arms or legs;
-
headache, depressed mood; or
-
sleep problems (insomnia).
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Belimumab dosing information
Usual Adult Dose for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus:
10 mg/kg IV at 2-week intervals for the first 3 doses and at 4-week intervals thereafter.
Comments:
-Infuse over a 1-hour period.
-Consider premedication including an antihistamine, with or without an antipyretic, before the infusion.
Use: Treatment of adult patients with active, autoantibody-positive, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who are receiving standard therapy.
What other drugs will affect belimumab?
Other drugs may affect belimumab, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Tell your doctor about all your current medicines and any medicine you start or stop using.
Further information
Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.
Copyright 1996-2018 Cerner Multum, Inc. Version: 6.01.
Medical Disclaimer
The content of Holevn is solely for the purpose of providing information about Thuốc Belimumab and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please contact your nearest doctor or clinic, hospital for advice. We do not accept liability if the patient arbitrarily uses the drug without following a doctor’s prescription.
Reference from: https://www.drugs.com/mtm/belimumab.html
