SIMULECT 20mg I.V. Price

Overview

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This medicine contains an important and useful components, as it consists of
Basiliximabis available in the market in concentration

Name

Basiliximab

Precaution

Pregnancy and lactation. Re-exposure to a subsequent course of therapy of basiliximab. Lactation: Unknown whether excreted in milk; because of the potential for adverse reactions, a decision should be made to discontinue nursing or to discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother

Indication

Acute graft rejection in renal transplantation

Contra indication

Hypersensitivity to basiliximab and murine proteins.

Side Effect

Peripheral oedema, hypertension, atrial fibrillation; fever, headache, insomnia, pain; wound complication, acne; hypokalaemia, hyperglycaemia, hyperuricaemia, hypophosphataemia, hypercholesterolaemia; GI effects; UTI; anaemia; tremor; dyspnoea, infection. Rarely, hypersensitivity and anaphylactoid-type reactions.

Pregnancy Category ID

2

Mode of Action

Basiliximab, a chimeric murine/human monoclonal antibody, blocks the ?-chain of the interleukin-2 receptor complex on the surface of activated T-lymphocytes.

Interaction

Immunosuppressives other than ciclosporin and corticosteroids may increase the potential for over-immunosuppression.

Pregnancy Category Note

Information not available

Adult Dose

Child Dose

Renal Dose

Administration