CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee recommendation: Eculizumab (Soliris - Alexion Pharma Canada Corp.) indication : the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)
Eculizumab has a Health Canada indication for the treatment of NMOSD in adult patients who are anti-AQP4 antibody positive. Eculizumab is not intended for acute treatment of an NMOSD relapse. Eculizumab is a monoclonal antibody. It is available as a 30mL parenteral solution (10 mg/mL) for IV injecti...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Ottawa (ON)
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
August 24, 2020, 2020
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Series: | CADTH common drug review
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Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Eculizumab has a Health Canada indication for the treatment of NMOSD in adult patients who are anti-AQP4 antibody positive. Eculizumab is not intended for acute treatment of an NMOSD relapse. Eculizumab is a monoclonal antibody. It is available as a 30mL parenteral solution (10 mg/mL) for IV injection and the Health Canada-approved dose is 900 mg weekly for the first 4 weeks, followed by 1,200 mg for the fifth dose 1 week later, then 1,200 mg every two weeks thereafter |
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Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (9 pages) |