Last update Nov. 17, 2024
Limited compatibility
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Upadacitinib in other languages or writings:
Main tradenames from several countries containing Upadacitinib in its composition:
Variable | Value | Unit |
---|---|---|
Oral Bioavail. | 80 | % |
Molecular weight | 380 | daltons |
Protein Binding | 52 | % |
VD | 3.0 - 4.2 | l/Kg |
pKa | 13.99 | - |
Tmax | 2 - 4 | hours |
T½ | 8 - 14 | hours |
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Upadacitinib is an oral selective Janus kinase (JAK)1 inhibitor used in the treatment of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, active psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and severe atopic dermatitis, including in patients who have not responded well to other therapies. Oral administration in a daily dose.
At the date of the last update we found no published data on its excretion in breast milk.
Its pharmacokinetic data do not allow a good prediction of its possible excretion in breast milk, because although its high volume of distribution would make it difficult, its low molecular weight and fixation to plasma proteins would facilitate it.
Its frequent side effects are respiratory infections, anemia, neutropenia, lymphopenia and elevated liver enzymes.
Pending further published data on this drug in relation to lactation, safer known alternatives are preferable, especially during the neonatal period and in case of prematurity.