LEMTRADA CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION 12mg/ 1.2ml

Product Information

Registration Status: Active

LEMTRADA CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION 12mg/ 1.2ml is approved to be sold in Singapore with effective from 2016-01-08. It is marketed by SANOFI-AVENTIS SINGAPORE PTE LTD, with the registration number of SIN14919P.

This product contains Alemtuzumab 12mg/1.2ml in the form of INFUSION, SOLUTION CONCENTRATE. It is approved for INTRAVENOUS use.

This product is manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG in GERMANY.

It is a Prescription Only Medicine that can only be obtained from a doctor or a dentist, or a pharmacist with a prescription from a Singapore-registered doctor or dentist.

Alemtuzumab

Description

Humanized monoclonal antibody specific to lymphocyte antigens. It is a recombinant DNA-derived humanized monoclonal antibody (Campath-1H) that is directed against the 21-28 kD cell surface glycoprotein,CD52. The Campath-1H antibody is an IgG1 kappa with human variable framework and constant regions, and complementarity-determining regions from a murine (rat) monoclonal antibody (Campath-1G). Campath is produced in mammalian cell (Chinese hamster ovary) suspension culture in a medium containing neomycin.

Indication

Alemtuzumab (Campath) is a monoclonal antibody therapy used for treatment of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Mechanism of Action

Campath binds to the CD52 antigen present on most B and T lymphocytes. This binding leads to antibody-dependent lysis of leukemic cells.

Active Ingredient/Synonyms

Alemtuzumab | Alemtuzumab |


Source of information: Drugbank (External Link). Last updated on: 3rd July 18. *Trade Name used in the content below may not be the same as the HSA-registered product.

References

  1. Health Science Authority of Singapore - Reclassified POM
  2. Drugbank