DUPIXENT (dupilumab)


Drug overview for DUPIXENT (dupilumab):

Generic name: DUPILUMAB (doo-PIL-ue-mab)
Drug class: Eczema Agents Systemic Interleukin-4 (IL-4Ra)Antag.McAb
Therapeutic class: Dermatological

Dupilumab, a recombinant human immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) monoclonal antibody, binds specifically to the interleukin-4 receptor alpha subunit (IL-4Ralpha) of interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-13 (IL-13) and inhibits the biologic activity of these proinflammatory cytokines.

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The following indications for DUPIXENT (dupilumab) have been approved by the FDA:

Indications:
Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis
Atopic dermatitis
Bullous pemphigoid
Chronic idiopathic urticaria
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis
Eosinophilic asthma
Eosinophilic esophagitis
Moderate persistent asthma
Prurigo nodularis
Severe persistent asthma


Professional Synonyms:
Asthma with eosinophilic phenotype
Asthmatic pulmonary eosinophilia
Atopic eczema
Disseminated neurodermatitis
Hyde's disease