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Ultomiris

EU: Approved in the EU since 2019US: FDA approved 2018

Molecule type
Antibody
Mechanism (ChEMBL)
Complement C5 inhibitor
Targets
Complement C5
Availability
Authorised in all EU and EEA countries. Reimbursement is decided by each country.

Approvals

  • USUltomiris · Approved2018-12-21 Source
  • EU/EEAUltomiris · Authorised2019-07-02 Source

Safety communications

None recorded.

Most-reported side effects (FDA reports)

Reports to the FDA's adverse event system (FAERS) show what people and doctors reported while taking the medicine. They do not prove the medicine caused it, and they are not rates.

13,443 reports in total, 7,475 marked serious.

  • Fatigue1,777
  • Asthenia891
  • Headache758
  • Drug ineffective737
  • Death590
  • Off label use563
  • Dyspnoea517
  • Muscular weakness508
  • Myasthenia gravis474
  • Malaise467

Trials

Key trials

Large trials with a reported result on their main goal.

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Lab studies

Lab studies in animals or cells. Results in animals often do not hold in people, and these studies never change the status of an idea.

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