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Efalizumab Injection

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Brand name(s): RaptivaŽ

What special precautions should I follow?

Before using efalizumab,

  • tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to efalizumab or any other medications.
  • tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking. Be sure to mention any of the following: other medications for psoriasis and medications that suppress the immune system such as azathioprine (Imuran), cancer chemotherapy medications, cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune), methotrexate (Rheumatrex), sirolimus (Rapamune), and tacrolimus (Prograf). Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
  • tell your doctor if you or any of your close relatives have or have ever had cancer or if you have or have ever had any disease that affects your immune system such as Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), or Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome (SCID), or liver or kidney disease. Also tell your doctor if you have any type of infection, including infections that come and go (such as cold sores) and chronic infections that never go away, or if you frequently get any type of infection (such as urinary tract or bladder infections).
  • tell your doctor if your psoriasis is being treated with phototherapy.
  • tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while using efalizumab or within 6 weeks after you stop using efalizumab, call your doctor.
  • if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are using efalizumab.
  • do not have any vaccinations (e.g., measles or flu shots) without talking to your doctor.
  • you should know that efalizumab may decrease your ability to fight infection. Stay away from people who are sick and wash your hands often while you are using this medication.
  • you should know that your psoriasis may worsen or you may develop a new type of psoriasis during or after your treatment with efalizumab. Call your doctor if you notice a new or worsening rash during or after your treatment.
  • tell your doctor if you gain or lose weight while you are using efalizumab. Your doctor may have to change the dose of your medication if your weight changes. Do not change the dose of your medication without talking to your doctor.

Last Revised: 07/01/2004

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