Emicizumab: a novel drug in hemophilia A prophylaxis - a narrative review.
Lukasz MazurkiewiczKrystian CzernikiewiczJoanna Rupa-MatysekLidia GilPublished in: Expert review of hematology (2022)
Its convenient administration method (subcutaneous) and frequency of injections (from once a week to once a month) makes it a more comfortable treatment, limiting injection-site reactions, hospital stays, costs of prophylaxis, and significantly increasing patients' quality of life. Adverse effects are scarce and rarely serious - the most common ones are reactions at the injection-site and upper respiratory tract infections.