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Drug ReportsMepolizumab
Nucala(mepolizumab)
Nucala (mepolizumab) is an antibody pharmaceutical. Mepolizumab was first approved as Nucala on 2015-11-04. It is used to treat asthma in the USA. It has been approved in Europe to treat asthma. The pharmaceutical is active against interleukin-5.
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respiratory tract diseasesD012140
immune system diseasesD007154
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Nucala
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Mepolizumab
Tradename
Proper name
Company
Number
Date
Products
NucalamepolizumabGSKN-125526 RX2015-11-04
4 products
NucalamepolizumabGSKN-761122 RX2019-06-06
4 products
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Status
Last Update
nucalaBiologic Licensing Application2025-08-06
Indications
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Ontology
MeSH
ICD-10
asthmaEFO_0000270D001249J45
Agency Specific
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mepolizumab, Nucala, GlaxoSmithKline LLC
2027-09-25Orphan excl.
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ATC Codes
R: Respiratory system drugs
— R03: Drugs for obstructive airway diseases
— R03D: Other systemic drugs for obstructive airway diseases in atc
— R03DX: Other systemic drugs for obstructive airway diseases in atc
— R03DX09: Mepolizumab
HCPCS
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Description
J2182
Injection, mepolizumab, 1 mg
Clinical
Clinical Trials
146 clinical trials
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Indications Phases 4
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AsthmaD001249EFO_0000270J452515144076
Pulmonary eosinophiliaD011657EFO_0007257J82.81——572032
Nasal polypsD009298—J33112121127
Churg-strauss syndromeD015267EFO_0007208M30.12461717
EosinophiliaD004802—D72.11224917
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseD029424EFO_0000341J44.9—261311
RhinosinusitisD000096825—————5510
InflammationD007249MP_0001845——1—124
SinusitisD012852EFO_0007486J32———3—3
Virus diseasesD014777—B34——11—2
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Indications Phases 3
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Indications Phases 1
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PharmacokineticsD010599——1————1
Healthy volunteers/patients———1————1
Pharmacological phenomenaD000069437——1————1
FasciitisD005208HP_0100537M72.91————1
Chronic urticariaD000080223—L50.81————1
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisD051359—D76.11————1
DiseaseD004194EFO_0000408R691————1
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BronchiectasisD001987—J47————22
VasculitisD014657EFO_0006803M31————22
DepressionD003863—F33.9————11
Anxiety disordersD001008EFO_0006788F41.1————11
Mental disordersD001523EFO_0000677F91.9————11
Psychological stressD013315——————11
EmotionsD004644——————11
AnxietyD001007EFO_0005230F41.1————11
Psychological adaptationD000223——————11
Psychological distressD000079225——————11
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Epidemiology
Epidemiological information for investigational and approved indications
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General
Drug common nameMepolizumab
INNmepolizumab
Description
Mepolizumab, sold under the brand name Nucala, is a humanized monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of severe eosinophilic asthma, eosinophilic granulomatosis, and hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES). It recognizes and blocks interleukin-5 (IL-5), a signalling protein of the immune system.
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Antibody
Drug classmonoclonal antibodies
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ChEMBL IDCHEMBL2108429
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DrugBankDB06612
UNII ID90Z2UF0E52 (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
IL5
IL5
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
IL5
Gene synonyms
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
interleukin-5
Protein synonyms
B-cell differentiation factor I, colony-stimulating factor, eosinophil, Eosinophil differentiation factor, T-cell replacing factor, TRF
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Il5 (16191)
interleukin-5 (P04401)
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50,860 adverse events reported
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