Drug General Information (ID: DDIYAGWHRD)
Drug Name			Efalizumab		Drug Info		Abatacept		Drug Info
Drug Type		Monoclonal antibody				Protein/peptide
Therapeutic Class		Immunomodulatory Agents				Antirheumatics

Mechanism of Efalizumab-Abatacept Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate)
Additive immunosuppressive effects Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
Drug Name		Efalizumab				Abatacept
Mechanism		Immunosuppressive effects				Immunosuppressive effects
Key Mechanism Factor 1
		Factor Name		Immunosuppressive effects
		Factor Description		Immunosuppression is when your immune system is not functioning as it should. The immune system is made up of cells, tissues and organs that help the body fight off infections. If the immune system is suppressed, an infection that your body was able to control may become serious or even fatal.
Mechanism Description		Additive immunosuppressive effects by the combination of Efalizumab and Abatacept

Recommended Action
Management		The safety and efficacy of efalizumab in combination with other immunosuppressive agents or phototherapy have not been evaluated. Patients receiving other immunosuppressive agents should not be treated with efalizumab because of the possibility of excessive immunosuppression. The duration of the period following treatment with efalizumab before one should consider starting other immunosuppressive therapy has not been evaluated.

References
1	Product Information. Raptiva (efalizumab). Genentech, South San Francisco, CA.