Belimumab
- TRADE NAME: Benlysta (GSK)
- INDICATIONS: Systemic lupus erythematosus
- CLASS: Immunosuppressant, Monoclonal antibody
- HALF-LIFE: 19.4 days
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Biologic therapies, Cyclophosphamide, Denileukin, Live vaccines, Typhoid Vaccine, Yellow Fever Vaccine
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: C
Contra-indicated in patients who have had anaphylaxis with belimumab.
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SKIN.
CARDIOVASCULAR.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
GASTROINTESTINAL/HEPATIC.
GENITOURINARY.
HEMATOLOGIC.
LOCAL.
NEUROMUSCULAR/SKELETAL.
RENAL.
RESPIRATORY.
OTHER.
Click on the DRUG REVIEW ARTICLE tab (above) to see a review of belimumab in the Taylor & Francis journal Expert Opinion on Drug Safety.
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Page last updated 03/27/2023
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Incidence 
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Seriousness
- Hospitalization possible
- Life threatening
- Fatal
Warnings in other populations
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric
