What is lemtrada?
Alemtuzumab is a medication used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia and multiple sclerosis. In CLL has been used as both a first line and second line treatment. In MS it is generally only recommended if other treatments have not worked. It is given by injection into a vein.
Side effects of lemtrada
The most common side effects of Lemtradaare rash, headache, pyrexia, nasopharyngitis, nausea, urinary tract infection, fatigue, insomnia, upper respiratory tract infection, herpes viral infection, urticaria, pruritus, thyroid gland disorders, fungal infection, arthralgia, pain in extremity, back pain, diarrhea, …
How much is lemtrada?
The sticker price for Lemtrada is $158,000 for the first round of drugs, according to the press releases; that’s for the initial five days of infusions and the three day treatment one year later. It is hard to understand why Lemtrada will cost over $20,000 per dose compared to the cost of Campath
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