Benlysta
belimumab
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Overview
Benlysta is a medicine used as an add-on treatment in patients aged 5 years and older with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a disease in which the immune system (the body’s natural defences) attacks normal cells and tissues, causing inflammation and organ damage. Benlysta is given to patients whose disease is still highly active despite standard treatment.
Benlysta contains the active substance belimumab.
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Benlysta : EPAR - Medicine overview (PDF/79.67 KB)
First published: 09/08/2011
Last updated: 25/10/2019
EMA/580672/2019 -
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Benlysta : EPAR - Risk-management-plan summary (PDF/187.57 KB)
First published: 05/07/2019
Last updated: 25/10/2019
Authorisation details
Product details | |
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Name |
Benlysta
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Agency product number |
EMEA/H/C/002015
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Active substance |
belimumab
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International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name |
belimumab
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Therapeutic area (MeSH) |
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
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Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code |
L04AA26
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Additional monitoring |
This medicine is under additional monitoring, meaning that it is monitored even more intensively than other medicines. For more information, see Medicines under additional monitoring. |
Publication details | |
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Marketing-authorisation holder |
GlaxoSmithKline (Ireland) Limited
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Revision |
19
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Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union |
13/07/2011
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Contact address |
Product information
21/10/2019 Benlysta - EMEA/H/C/002015 - II/0062
Contents
- Annex I - Summary of product characteristics
- Annex IIA - Manufacturing-authorisation holder responsible for batch release
- Annex IIB - Conditions of the marketing authorisation
- Annex IIIA - Labelling
- Annex IIIB - Package leaflet
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Pharmacotherapeutic group
Immunosuppressants
Therapeutic indication
Benlysta is indicated as add-on therapy in patients aged 5 years and older with active, autoantibody positive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with a high degree of disease activity (e.g., positive anti dsDNA and low complement) despite standard therapy.
Benlysta is indicated as add-on therapy in adult patients with active, autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with a high degree of disease activity (e.g., positive anti dsDNA and low complement) despite standard therapy.