Eculizumab

Category: Immunosuppressive

Eculizumab Overview

Eculizumab, sold under the trade name Soliris, is a medication used to treat paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). It is a humanized monoclonal antibody functioning as a terminal complement inhibitor.[1] In people with PNH, it reduces both the destruction of red blood cells and need for blood transfusion, but does not appear to affect the risk of death.[2] Eculizumab was the first drug approved for each of its...

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