Emicizumab

Generic name
Emicizumab
Brand name
ATC Code
B02BX06

Emicizumab

Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

Pharmacokinetic parameters in children are similar to adults

Vd 0,15 l/kg
T1/2 Approx. 28 days

dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)

No information is present at this moment.

Available formulations

No information is present at this moment.

Dosages

Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

No information available on dose adjustment in renal impairment.

The complete list of all undesirable drug reactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Side effects in children

The safety profile in babies, infants, children and adolescents is similar to the adult profile.

The complete list of all contra-indications can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Contra-indications

No information available on specific contra indications in children.

The complete list of all warnings and precautions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Warnings & precautions in children

Be careful in children < 1 years of age as the hemostatic system is still immature. The relative concentrations of pro- and anticoagulation proteins and the potential risk of trombosis should be taken into account in this age group. 

Interactions

The complete list of all interactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

VITAMIN K AND OTHER HEMOSTATICS

This pages provides a list of drugs from the same ATC class for comparison. This does not necessarily mean that these drugs are interchangeable.

Vitamin K
B02BA01
Fibrinogen
B02BB01
Local hemostatics
B02BC30
Blood coagulation factors
B02BD08
B02BD04
B02BD02
B02BD01
Other systemic hemostatics
B02BX05
B02BX04
Blood coagulation factors
B02BD08
B02BD04
B02BD02
B02BD01

Reference

  1. Roche Registration GmbH, SmPC Hemlibra (EU/1/18/1271/001-004) 05-06-2019, www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human

Changes

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