Xolair
Active Ingredient(s): OmalizumabFDA Approved: * June 20, 2003
Pharm Company: * GENENTECH
Category: Asthma
Omalizumab, sold under the brand name Xolair, is a medication used to treat asthma, nasal polyps, and urticaria.[5][6] Omalizumab is a recombinant DNA-derived humanized IgG1k monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to free human immunoglobulin E (IgE) in the blood and interstitial fluid and to membrane-bound form of IgE (mIgE) on the surface of mIgE-expressing B lymphocytes.[7] Unlike an ordinary anti-IgE antibody, it does not bind to IgE th... [wikipedia]
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I have been taking this medication for 5 month and I have experience a lot of hair loss. Spoke with a friend who is taki...
76 REPLIESI am taking Xolair for autoimmune disease. I have told my doctor about my severe hair loss and he suggested that it is n...
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6 REPLIESI have been having xolair injections for the past year for serve asthma and ILD every 2 weeks My side affect are serve j...
3 REPLIESI have had problems with my platelets. They dropped to 19,000 should be 140,000 or more. My immune system is not recogni...
3 REPLIESI will be starting Xolair after I am discharged from the hospital (kidney cancer). I would like to know what to expect. ...
3 REPLIESI am on my 4th Xolair shot and I am just starting to piece togther its the cause of my dizziness. Has anyone else had di...
1 REPLYMy daughter Catherine (age 17), had an extreme case of Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria (lasted over a year). We saw special...
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