Tocilizumab
anti-inflammatory biologic · immunomodulator
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What this medicine is for
Tocilizumab is a medicine in the “anti-inflammatory biotherapy (immunomodulator)” category. This medicine modulates or restrains the immune system, in an autoimmune disease or after a transplant; it requires close monitoring.
For Tocilizumab, in practice: Treats an inflammatory or autoimmune disease. It is most often a long-term treatment, taken at set times over long periods; its benefit is judged over time, not by how you feel on a given day.
Under which brands it is found
Tocilizumab is found in around 3 presentations listed in France. It can be found under several brand names and as generics.
- Avtozma
- Roactemra
- Tyenne
Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.
Do you need a supplement? No.
Nous n'avançons aucun complément pour Tocilizumab : ce serait forcer un besoin qui n'existe pas. La grande majorité des médicaments n'appellent aucune supplémentation particulière, et le reconnaître fait partie de notre manière de travailler. Nous ne concevons un complément que là où les données le soutiennent.
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