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Important Safety
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What is the most important information I should know about Elfabrio?

Severe allergic reactions (hypersensitivity reactions), including anaphylaxis, may occur during and after Elfabrio treatment. If severe allergic reactions or anaphylaxis occurs during treatment, your healthcare provider will immediately stop the infusion and provide appropriate medical care. If these reactions should occur after treatment, seek immediate medical care.

What should I know about Elfabrio infusions?

Your healthcare provider may give you other medications prior to your Elfabrio infusions to help manage allergic reactions and infusion-related side effects. They will explain how to recognize the signs and symptoms of these allergic reactions and infusion-related side effects. If these signs and symptoms occur, it’s important for you to seek immediate medical care. If the reaction is mild to moderate, your healthcare provider may choose to slow the infusion rate or withhold the dose.

In clinical trials, 41 patients (29%) experienced an infusion-related side effect. The most common signs and symptoms of an infusion-related reaction with Elfabrio were hypersensitivity, nausea, chills, itchy skin, rash, chest pain, dizziness, vomiting, feelings of weakness, pain, sneezing, shortness of breath, nasal congestion, throat irritation, abdominal pain, skin redness, diarrhea, burning sensation, nerve pain, headache, tingling or numbness, shaking movements, agitation, increased body temperature, flushing, slow heart rate, muscle pain, high blood pressure, and low blood pressure.

Your healthcare provider will do blood and urine tests to check your kidney function during treatment with Elfabrio.

The most common side effects of Elfabrio include infusion-related side effects, common cold, headache, diarrhea, fatigue, nausea, back pain, pain in the limbs, and sinus infection.

Indication

Elfabrio® (pegunigalsidase alfa-iwxj) is a prescription infusion medicine used to treat adults with confirmed Fabry disease.

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