Ocrelizumab Dosage
Generic name: ocrelizumab
Brand name: Ocrevus
Drug class: CD20 monoclonal antibodies
Medically reviewed by A Ras MD.
Recommended Adult Dosing
Dosage forms: INJ
Multiple sclerosis, relapsing forms
- [600 mg IV q6mo]
- Start: 300 mg IV x1, then 300 mg IV x1 after 2wk, then 600 mg IV x1 at 6mo after 1st dose; Info: for pts w/ clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting dz, and active secondary progressive dz; premed w/ corticosteroid 30min before and antihistamine 30-60min before each infusion; consider premed w/ antipyretic
Multiple sclerosis, primary progressive forms
- [600 mg IV q6mo]
- Start: 300 mg IV x1, then 300 mg IV x1 after 2wk, then 600 mg IV x1 at 6mo after 1st dose; Info: premed w/ corticosteroid 30min before and antihistamine 30-60min before each infusion; consider premed w/ antipyretic
Renal dosing
- mild impairment: no adjustment; mod-severe impairment: not defined
- HD/PD: not defined
Hepatic dosing
- mild impairment: no adjustment; mod-severe impairment: not defined
SRC: NLM .