u become pregnant during your treatment with BENLYSTA.
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If you become pregnant while receiving BENLYSTA, talk to your healthcare provider about enrolling in the BENLYSTA Pregnancy Registry. You can enroll in this registry by calling 1-877-681-6296. The purpose of this registry is to monitor the health of you and your baby.
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are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if BENLYSTA passes into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will receive BENLYSTA or breastfeed. You should not do both.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take , including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines with you to show to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
How will I receive BENLYSTA?
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You will be given BENLYSTA by a healthcare provider through a needle placed in a vein (IV infusion). It takes about 1 hour to give you the full dose of BENLYSTA.
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Your healthcare provider will tell you how often you should receive BENLYSTA.
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Your healthcare provider may give you medicines before you receive BENLYSTA to help reduce your chance of having a reaction. A healthcare provider will watch you closely while you are receiving BENLYSTA and after your infusion for signs of a reaction.
What are the possible side effects of BENLYSTA?
BENLYSTA can cause serious side effects.
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See “What is the most important information I should know about BENLYSTA?”
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Cancer. BENLYSTA may reduce the activity of your immune system. Medicines that affect the immune system may increase your risk of certain cancers.
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Allergic (hypersensitivity) and infusion reactions. Serious allergic or infusion reactions can happen on the day of or the day after receiving BENLYSTA and may cause death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms of an allergic or infusion reaction:
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itching
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swelling of the face, lips, mouth, tongue, or throat
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trouble breathing
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anxiousness
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low blood pressure
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dizziness or fainting
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headache
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nausea
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skin rash, redness, or swelling
Your healthcare provider will watch you closely while you are receiving BENLYSTA and after your infusion for signs of a reaction.
The most common side effects of BENLYSTA include:
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nausea
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diarrhea
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fever
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stuffy or runny nose
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sore throat
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cough (bronchitis)
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trouble sleeping
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leg or arm pain
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headache (migraine)
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urinary tract infection
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of BENLYSTA. For more information, ask your healthcare provider.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1‑800‑FDA‑1088.
General information about the safe and effective use of BENLYSTA
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use BENLYSTA for a condition for which it was not prescribed.
This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about BENLYSTA. For more information about BENLYSTA, t
