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TREMFYA®

(guselkumab)

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Can TREMFYA Cause Allergic Reactions?

Last Updated: 09/12/2024

SUMMARY  

Here is a passage from the TREMFYA MEDICATION GUIDE may be helpful to address your question:

TREMFYA may cause serious side effects, including:

  • Serious allergic reactions. Stop using TREMFYA and get emergency medical help right away if you develop any of the following symptoms of a serious allergic reaction1:
    • Fainting, dizziness, feeling lightheaded (low blood pressure)
    • Swelling of your face, eyelids, lips, mouth, tongue, or throat
    • Trouble breathing or throat tightness
    • Chest tightness
    • Skin rash, hives
    • Itching

Do not use TREMFYA if you have had a serious allergic reaction to guselkumab or any of the other ingredients in TREMFYA. The complete list of ingredients in TREMFYA include1:

  • Active ingredient: guselkumab
  • Inactive ingredients:
    • TREMFYA single-dose prefilled syringe, single-dose One-Press patient-controlled injector, single-dose prefilled pen for subcutaneous use: L-histidine, L-histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate, polysorbate 80, sucrose and water for injection
    • TREMFYA single-dose vial for intravenous infusion: EDTA disodium dihydrate, L-histidine, L-histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate, L-methionine, polysorbate 80, sucrose and water for injection
  • TREMFYA is not made with natural rubber latex.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This information is provided ONLY in response to your request and is not intended as medical advice, to promote the use of our product, or suggest using it in any manner other than as described in the PRESCRIBING INFORMATION. All decisions regarding your medical treatment should be made with your healthcare professional(s). Please contact your healthcare professional(s) to discuss the information in this response.

Please refer to the attached full PRESCRIBING INFORMATION and the MEDICATION GUIDE for TREMFYA.1

 

References

1 TREMFYA (guselkumab) [Prescribing Information]. Horsham, PA: Janssen Biotech, Inc;https://www.janssenlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/TREMFYA-pi.pdf.