Uses, Dosage & Side Effects: Enbrel Injection
Enbrel Injection
| Generic name | etanercept |
|---|---|
| Drug class | Antirheumatics, TNF alfa inhibitors |
| Forms | Autoinjector (50 mg/mL), Multi-dose vial (25 mg), Pre-filled syringe (25 mg/0.5 mL), Pre-filled syringe (50 mg/mL), Single-dose vial (25 mg, discontinued), Single-dose vial (25 mg/0.5 mL) |
Enbrel is a biologic medicine that blocks a protein called tumor necrosis factor (TNF). TNF is made by the immune system to help fight infections, but in people with autoimmune diseases, the body makes too much of it and attacks healthy tissue.
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