Description and Brand Names
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US Brand Name
- Dupixent
Descriptions
Dupilumab injection is used alone or in combination with other medicines (eg, topical corticosteroids) to treat moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in patients who have been treated with topical medicines that did not work well or who cannot use topical treatment.
Dupilumab injection is also used together with other medicines to treat moderate to severe asthma in patients whose asthma is hard to control or who are dependent on steroid medicines. Dupilumab helps prevent severe asthma attacks (exacerbations) and can improve your breathing. This medicine will not relieve an asthma attack that has already started.
Dupilumab injection is also used as additional treatment for poorly controlled chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP).
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
This product is available in the following dosage forms:
Portions of this document last updated: Aug. 01, 2020
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