Ixekizumab Overdose: A Case Report
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Keywords
biologic overdose, ixekizumab overdose
Abstract
Biologics, defined as medicinal products derived from living cells, are currently some of the most studied pharmaceutical agents and constitute a large portion of recent therapeutic breakthroughs in clinical trials. Relatively novel to the scientific and medical community, insulin was the first biologic agent to be FDA-approved in the 1980’s.1 Since that time, the development of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies by Milstein and Kohler has revolutionized modern medicine, with over 100 products currently on the market for the prevention and treatment of infectious, neoplastic, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases.2,3 Despite the remarkable clinical success that monoclonal antibodies have achieved since their development, safety data is still limited due to the relatively short duration of time these products have been available. Specifically, there is a considerable paucity of information regarding inadvertent biologic overdose, with most package inserts simply advising clinicians to monitor their patients for symptoms. Due to complex dosing schedules as well as increasing use of these agents, it is likely that healthcare providers will encounter cases of patients accidentally self-administering larger than recommended doses. It is thus imperative to have more data on maximum tolerated doses in order for clinicians to educate and care for their patients in the case of accidental biologic overdose. We therefore present a case of inadvertent administration of a higher than recommended dose of ixekizumab and review the available literature on biologic overdoses.
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Mark G. Lebwohl, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- PROFESSOR AND SYSTEM CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY, ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI