Risk of Serious Infections

  • Like steroids, these drugs can increase your risk of serious infections, like pneumonia.
  • In many cases, this will require that you are treated with antibiotics in a hospital.
  • 4 out of 100 people have serious infection when they take Benlysta when added to Cytoxan or Cellcept and 3 out of 100 people have serious infection when taking only Cytoxan or Cellcept.
  • The small difference in these numbers may be due to chance. 


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