MabCampath (alemtuzumab)

How can this medicine affect other medicines?

This medicine is not known to significantly affect any other medicines. However, you should always tell your doctor if you are taking any other medicines, including over-the-counter and herbal medicines, before treatment with this medicine is started. Similarly, always seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medicines while you are receiving treatment with this medicine, so they can check that the combination is safe.

The manufacturer recommendeds that treatment with this medicine is not given within three weeks of other anti-cancer medicines.

As this medicine attacks your B cells, which are part of your immune system, it may make it hard for your body to produce antibodies. This means that vaccines may potentially be less effective if given during treatment, and live vaccines may cause serious infections. For this reason, if you need to have any vaccinations, these should preferably be completed a few weeks before your first infusion. Live vaccines should not be given during your treatment, or for 12 months after it is finished. Live vaccines include measles, mumps, rubella, MMR, oral typhoid and yellow fever.

Other medicines containing the same active ingredient

There are currently no other medicines available in the UK that contain alemtuzumab as the active ingredient.

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