Drug General Information (ID: DDIDJYW143)
  Drug Name Pegaspargase Drug Info Pegloticase Drug Info
  Drug Type Small molecule Protein/peptide
  Therapeutic Class Antineoplastics Antihyperuricemic Agents

 Mechanism of Pegaspargase-Pegloticase Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate)
     Attenuated pharmacological effects (Unspecific) Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
      Drug Name Pegaspargase Pegloticase
      Mechanism Reduces pharmacological effects of pegloticase Pegloticase
      Key Mechanism Factor 1
Factor Name Pharmacodynamics
Factor Description Reduced pharmacological effects leading to insufficient efficacy and/or treatment failure.
      Mechanism Description
  • Attenuated pharmacological effects of  Pegloticase when combined with Pegaspargase 

Recommended Action
      Management Clinicians should be aware of the potential for diminished effects of other pegylated agents following treatment with pegloticase.

References
1 Product Information. Krystexxa (pegloticase). Savient Pharmaceuticals, East Brunswick, NJ.