The drugs that interact with Fasenra are allogeneic processed thymus tissue, deucravacitinib, efgartigimod alfa, fexinidazole, ritlecitinib and rozanolixizumab.
Fasenra affects your immune system and activates the immune system to kill the eosinophils in your blood and lungs which helps to reduce inflammation, resulting in a reduction in asthma attacks and improvement of symptoms.
Fasenra does not have any long term side effects although there are some possible short term side effects from Fasenra.
The side effects of Fasenra are voice changes, congestion, joint pain, back pain, abdominal pain, breathing problems, rash, hives, injection site reactions, dizziness, fever, headache and sore throat.
Weight gain is not a side effect of Fasenra although some people have gained a small amount of weight when on Fasenra.
Fasenra starts working immediately after you get injected with the dose.
However it can take several weeks before you notice a reduction in the asthma symptoms after being injected with Fasenra.
Fasenra is injected either in the thigh or lower part of the stomach however Fasenra may also be injected in the upper arm.
Fasenra does not have a steroid in it as Fasenra is a biologic and not a steroid.
Fasenra injections are given once every 4 weeks for the first 4 doses of Fasenra and then one Fasenra injection is given every 8 weeks after that.
You should continue the Fasenra injections for as long as your doctor says you need to have the Fasenra injections.
The Fasenra injections does not cure asthma but it does help to control your asthma.
Fasenra is given for the treatment of eosinophilic asthma and is used in addition to other treatments in adults with severe asthma which is not adequately controlled by a combination of high dose inhaled corticosteroids and medicines which are long acting beta agonists.
Fasenra is not a chemotherapy drug or chemotherapeutic agent, but rather a prescription medication used to treat eosinophilic asthma in adults and children aged 12 and above.
Fasenra costs $5,511.41* per 30 mg/mL.
Although your out of pocket cost for Fasenra can vary depending on your insurance type.
Fasenra is a biologic drug. Biologics are made from living cells that take years of research to develop.
Biologics that treat rare conditions such as severe eosinophilic asthma are sometimes more expensive to develop and market.
They're also only available through specialty pharmacies.
Fasenra is an asthma medicine used to treat adults with a particular type of asthma called eosinophilic asthma.
The medication Fasenra is used as an additional treatment in adults with severe asthma that is not adequately controlled by a combination of high-dose inhaled corticosteroids plus medicines called long-acting beta-agonists.
Fasenra is not a chemotherapeutic agent, but rather a prescription medication used to treat eosinophilic asthma in adults and children aged 12 and above.
You will need one injection of Fasenra every 4 weeks for the first 3 doses, then one Fasenra injection every 8 weeks after that.
You continue Fasenra for as long as your doctor tells you.
Fasenra helps to control your asthma, but does not cure it.
Weight gain is not reported as a side effect of Fasenra in the product information.
However, anecdotally, some people have reported a small amount of weight gain on blog sites, although equally as many people report weight loss as well, usually because they no longer need to take as much prednisone.
Fasenra (benralizumab) isn't a steroid.
Instead it's a biologic medication.
But like corticosteroids, Fasenra (benralizumab) can help lower inflammation in the lungs.
Your doctor might prescribe Fasenra (benralizumab) along with oral or inhaled steroids to treat your severe asthma.
Fasenra starts working straight away.
Significant reductions in peripheral blood eosinophil levels occur within 24 hours of Fasenra being administered.
The side effects of Fasenra include.
Swelling of your face, mouth and tongue.
Breathing problems.
Fainting, dizziness, feeling lightheaded (low blood pressure)
Rash.
Hives.