Drug details

Rituxan (rituximab)

type of DMARDs, Other, Antineoplastics, Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibodies

Rituxan (rituximab) is a cancer medication used in combination with other cancer medicines to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Rituxan is also used in combination with another drug called methotrexate to treat symptoms of adult rheumatoid arthritis.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• headache,
• diarrhea,
• muscle or joint pain,
• weakness,
• fever,
• chills,
• stomach pain,
• back pain, or
• flushing,
• heartburn,
• night sweats,
• dizziness.

The following drugs are related to Rituxan, either as a replacement or used together:

• Abrilada (adalimumab-afzb injection, for subcutaneous use)
• Clanza CR (aceclofenac tablet, film coated)
• Yuflyma (adalimumab-aaty injection)
• Amjevita (adalimumab-atto)
• Hulio (adalimumab-fkjp njection)
• Imraldi (adalimumab-xxxx injection, for subcutaneous use)
• Aliqopa (copanlisib for injection, for intravenous use)
• Alunbrig (brigatinib tablets)
• Anthim (obiltoxaximab intravenous infusion)
• Asparlas (calaspargase pegol-mknl injection)
• Beleodaq (belinostat for injection for intravenous use)
• Treanda (bendamustine hydrochloride injection)
• Vegzelma (bevacizumab-adcd injection)
• Leustatin (cladribine injection for intravenous infusion only)
• Copiktra (duvelisi capsules)
• Cortaren (dexamethasone sodium phosphate injection)
• Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide)
• Enjaymo (sutimlimab-jome injection)
• Epkinly (epcoritamab-bysp injection)
• Eticovo (etanercept injection)
• Imbruvica (ibrutinib capsules)
• Uplizna (inebilizumab-cdon injection)
• Joenja (leniolisib tablets)
• Lunsumio (mosunetuzumab-axgb injection)
• Lupkynis (voclosporin capsules)
• Mozobil (plerixafor injection)
• Nyvepria (pegfilgrastim-apgf injection)
• Turalio (pexidartinib capsules)
• Truxima (rituximab-abbs injection)
• Ruxience (rituximab-pvvr injection)
• Venclexta (venetoclax tablets)

The following supplements are related to Rituxan, and may be used together with the drug:

• Melatonin (s.)
• Adenosine (s.)
• Coriolus Mushroom (s.)