Raxibacumab

Usage of Raxibacumab

  • Raxibacumab is a prescription medicine used along with antibiotic medicines to treat people with inhalational anthrax. Raxibacumab can also be used to prevent anthrax disease when there are no other treatment options.
  • The effectiveness of raxibacumab has been studied only in animals with inhalational anthrax. There have been no studies in people who have inhalational anthrax.
  • The safety of raxibacumab was studied in healthy adults. There have been no studies of raxibacumab in children 16 years of age and younger.
  • Raxibacumab is not used for prevention or treatment of anthrax meningitis.

    • Raxibacumab side effects

    Raxibacumab may cause serious side effects, including:

  • infusion Reactions. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have rash, hives, or itching while receiving raxibacumab.

    • The most common side effects of Raxibacumab include rash, pain in your arms or legs, itchiness, and sleepiness.

    Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of raxibacumab. For more information, ask your healthcare provider.

    Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. For more information go to dailymed.nlm.nih.gov.

    Before taking Raxibacumab

    Before you receive raxibacumab, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you are:

  • allergic to any of the ingredients in raxibacumab. See the end of this leaflet for a list of the ingredients in Raxibacumab.
  • allergic to diphenhydramine (Benadryl).
  • pregnant or planning to become pregnant. It is not known if Raxibacumab will harm your unborn baby.
  • breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if Raxibacumab passes into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will receive Raxibacumab or breastfeed.

    • Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

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