Tralokinumab-ldrm injection
Tralokinumab injection is used to treat moderate to severe eczema (atopic dermatitis; a skin disease that causes the skin to be dry and itchy and to sometimes develop red, scaly rashes) in adults who cannot use topical medications for their condition or whose eczema has not responded to topical medications. Tralokinumab is in a class of medications called interleukin-13 receptor inhibitors. It works by blocking the activity of interleukin-13, a substance in the body that causes inflammation.
🔔 How should this medicine be used?
Tralokinumab injection comes as a solution (liquid) to be injected subcutaneously (under the skin). It is usually given as four injections for the first dose, followed by two injections every 2 weeks after the first dose for 16 weeks, and then may be continued as two injections every 4 weeks after that. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Use tralokinumab injection exactly as directed. Do not inject more or less of it or inject it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
You may receive your first dose of tralokinumab injection in your doctor’s office. After that, you may be able to inject the medication yourself at home or have a friend or relative perform the injections. If you will be injecting tralokinumab injection subcutaneously by yourself at home or having a friend or relative inject the medication for you, your doctor will show you or the person who will be injecting the medication how to inject it. Read the written instructions for use that come with tralokinumab injection before you inject the medication.
Tralokinumab injection comes in prefilled syringes. Use each syringe only once and inject all the solution in the syringe. Do not reuse tralokinumab pre-filled syringes and do not recap the syringes after use. Dispose of used syringes in a puncture-resistant container. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about how to dispose of the puncture-resistant container.
You can inject tralokinumab injection anywhere on the front of your thighs or abdomen (stomach) except your navel (belly button) and the area 2 inches (5 centimeters) around it. If someone else is giving you the injection, that person can also inject the medication into your upper arms. Use different injection sites within the same body area for each dose of tralokinumab injection; give each injection at least 1 inch away from a spot that you have used before. At the next dose, rotate injection site to a different area of the body. Do not inject the medication into damaged, bruised, scarred or tender skin.
If you are using pre-filled syringes that have been refrigerated, place the syringe on a flat surface without removing the needle cap and allow it to warm to room temperature for 30 minutes before you are ready to inject the medication. Do not try to warm the medication by heating it in a microwave, placing it in hot water, or through any other method. Do not shake a syringe that contains tralokinumab.
Once you do get to see the doctor, don’t be surprised if you’re rushed out of the exam room before you get all of your questions answered, according to healthcare staffing agency Staff Care. Studies show that 41% of ophthalmologists spend just 9 to 12 minutes with a patient, and 13- to 16-minute appointments are the norm for 40% of cardiologists, 37% of pediatricians, 35% of urologists, 35% of family physicians, 34% of obstetricians and gynecologists and 30% of otolaryngologists.
Always look at tralokinumab injection solution before injecting it. Check that the expiration date has not passed and that the liquid is clear or slightly pearly and colorless or pale yellow. Do not use a syringe if it is expired or if the liquid is cloudy, discolored or contains large or colored particles.
Ask your pharmacist or doctor for a copy of the manufacturer’s information for the patient.
