Drug Name: Mepolizumab

Brand Name: NUCALA® ^[2]

Medicine Use: Add-on therapy/long-term control

Type of Medicine: Biologic

Form: Injection

Prescribing Info: NUCALA (mepolizumab) injection prescribing information insert ^[3]

Notes: NUCALA is a maintenance treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma. NUCALA is also approved for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and hypereosinophilic syndrome.

Possible Side Effects:
Headache
Injection site reactions (pain, redness, swelling, itching, or a burning feeling at the injection site)
Back pain
Tiredness (fatigue)

Notes/Resources:
Learn more about Mepolizumab in pregnancy and while breastfeeding ^[4]