Medicine guide

Benlysta 120 mg

As listed in the register: Benlysta 120 mg, Poeder voor oplossing voor infusie

120 mg · poeder voor oplossing voor infusie

  • Prescription only
  • Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines
Active substance
Belimumab
Made by
GlaxoSmithKline (Ireland) Ltd.

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

What it is for

Medicine groupCancer treatments and immune-system medicinesL04AG04

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How it works

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (BENLYSTA). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

BENLYSTA is a BLyS-specific inhibitor that blocks the binding of soluble BLyS, a B-cell survival factor, to its receptors on B cells.

BENLYSTA does not bind B cells directly, but by binding BLyS, BENLYSTA inhibits the survival of B cells, including autoreactive B cells, and reduces the differentiation of B cells into immunoglobulin-producing plasma cells.

Peak level after2.6 days

Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2026-08-21

Safety of the active substance

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (BENLYSTA). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Must not be used by
  • BENLYSTA is contraindicated in patients with a prior history of:.
  • Anaphylaxis with belimumab [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 )]..
  • Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis with belimumab [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.3 )].
  • Previous anaphylaxis, Stevens‑Johnson syndrome, or toxic epidermal necrolysis as a reaction to belimumab.
Most common side effects

The most common serious adverse events were serious infections (6% and 5.2% in the groups receiving BENLYSTA and placebo plus standard therapy, respectively), some of which were fatal.

Quoted from the US prescribing label for the same active substance. Your own pack’s leaflet is the authority for your product. DailyMed

Same active substance, strength and form in other countries

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SpainNo exact match for this strength and form

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SwitzerlandNo exact match for this strength and form

Details

Made byGlaxoSmithKline (Ireland) Ltd.
Active substanceBelimumab
Used inCancer treatments and immune-system medicines
Strength120 mg
Formpoeder voor oplossing voor infusie
ClassificationL04AG04 · Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines
Routeintraveneus gebruik
Dispensing (as stated by the register)Uitsluitend recept
Name in the registerBenlysta 120 mg, Poeder voor oplossing voor infusie
RVGEU/1/11/700

Source: Geneesmiddeleninformatiebank · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician

Bron: College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen (CBG). De Rijksoverheid is het niet automatisch eens met de inhoud van deze site. Reuse terms: CC0 1.0 (CBG website).

Same active substance

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