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Raptiva

Active Ingredient(s): Efalizumab
First Approved by the FDA: October 27, 2003
Pharmaceutical Company: GENENTECH






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Efalizumab (trade Name Raptiva, Genentech, Merck Serono) Is A Medication Designed To Treat Psoriasis. As Implied By The Suffix -zumab, It Is A Recombinant Humanized Monoclonal Antibody. Efalizumab Binds To The Cd11a Subunit Of Lymphocyte Function-associated Antigen 1 And Acts As An Immunosuppressant. It Is Administered Once Weekly By Subcutaneous Injection. It Acts To Inhibit White Blood Cell Migration Out Of Blood Vessels Into Tissues. Possibly Because Of Immune System Suppression, Efalizumab H ...

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