Rituximab (marketed as Rituxan) Information
Rituxan is a prescription medicine used to treat:
- Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL): alone or with other chemotherapy medicines
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): with the chemotherapy medicines fludarabine and cyclophosphamide
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): with another prescription medicine called methotrexate, to reduce the signs and symptoms of moderate to severe active RA in adults, after treatment with at least one other medicine called a Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) antagonist has been used and did not work well enough
- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) (Wegener’s Granulomatosis) and Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA): with glucocorticoids, to treat GPA and MPA
Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program using the contact information at the bottom of this page.
Related Information
- FDA Drug Safety Communication: Boxed Warning and new recommendations to decrease risk of hepatitis B reactivation with the immune-suppressing and anti-cancer drugs Arzerra (ofatumumab) and Rituxan (rituximab)
- Information for Healthcare Professionals: Rituximab (marketed as Rituxan)
- Public Health Advisory: Life-threatening Brain Infection in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus After Rituxan (Rituximab) Treatment
- Questions and Answers on Rituximab (added 12/19/2006)
- FDA Warns of Safety Concern Regarding Rituxan in New Patient Population