Medicine guide

Eksunbi

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  • Prescription status not stated
  • Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines
Active substance
Ustekinumab
Made by
Samsung Bioepis NL B.V.

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

What it is for

  • Crohn’s DiseaseEksunbi is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease who have had an inadequate response with, lost response to, or were intolerant to either conventional therapy or a TNFα antagonist or have medical contraindications to such therapies.Ulcerative colitisEksunbi is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who have had an inadequate response with, lost response to, or were intolerant to either conventional therapy or a biologic or have medical contraindications to such therapies (see section 5.1).Plaque psoriasisEksunbi is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults who failed to respond to, or who have a contraindication to, or are intolerant to other systemic therapies including ciclosporin, methotrexate (MTX) or PUVA (psoralen and ultraviolet A) (see section 5.1).Paediatric plaque psoriasisEksunbi is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in children and adolescent patients from the age of 6 years and older, who are inadequately controlled by, or are intolerant to, other systemic therapies or phototherapies (see section 5.1).Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)Eksunbi, alone or in combination with MTX, is indicated for the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis in adult patients when the response to previous non-biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy has been inadequate (see section 5.1).

From the official label · 2026-09-30 · European Medicines Agency

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Details

Made bySamsung Bioepis NL B.V.
Active substanceUstekinumab
Used inCancer treatments and immune-system medicines
ClassificationL04AC05 · Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines
BiosimilarYes — a biosimilar medicine, according to the register
Authorised on2024-09-12
Last updated by the regulator2025-09-08
EMA product numberEMEA/H/C/006448

Source: European Medicines Agency — medicine data · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: European Medicines Agency (EMA). Product information as published by EMA. Reuse terms: EMA legal notice (reproduction authorised).

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.