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alefacept

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alefacept,
an immunosuppressive agent.
indication This drug is used to treat adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
contraindication Known hypersensitivity to this drug prohibits its use.


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However, the existing agents will face competition from drugs that offer alternative approaches to the treatment of inflammatory disease, including the T-cell modulators efalizumab and alefacept and the lymphocyte modulator abatacept.
However, the existing agents will face competition from drugs that offer alternative approaches to the treatment of inflammatory disease, including the T-cell modulators efalizumab and alefacept and the lymphocyte modulator abatacept.
The FDA has approved Biogen's alefacept (brand name Amevive) to treat moderate to severe psoriasis.
 
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