Eucrisa vs. Dupixent

• Are Eucrisa and Dupixent the Same Thing?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Eucrisa?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Dupixent?
• What is Eucrisa?
• What is Dupixent?
• What Drugs Interact with Eucrisa?
• What Drugs Interact with Dupixent?
• How Should Eucrisa Be Taken?
• How Should Dupixent Be Taken?

Eucrisa (crisaborole) ointment and Dupixent (dupilumab) injection are indicated for topical treatment of atopic dermatitis (eczema) in patients 2 years of age and older.

A difference is Eucrisa is used to treat mild to moderate atopic dermatitis and Dupixent is used to treat moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

Common side effects of Eucrisa include:

• application site pain

Common side effects of Dupixent include:

• injection site reactions,
• pink eye (conjunctivitis),
• swollen or puffy eyelids,
• oral herpes,
• inflammation of the cornea (keratitis),
• eye itching,
• other herpes simplex virus infection, and
• dry eye.

Eucrisa (crisaborole) ointment, 2%, for topical use is a phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor indicated for topical treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis in patients 2 years of age and older.

Dupixent (dupilumab) injection is aninterleukin-4 receptor alpha-antagonist indicated for the treatment of adult patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis whose disease is not adequately controlled with topical prescription therapies or when those therapies are not advisable. Dupixent can be used with or without topical corticosteroids.

Eucrisa may interact with ther drugs..

Dupixent may interact with “live” vaccines, warfarin, or cyclosporine. Tell your doctor all medications and supplements you use and all vaccines you recently received.

Apply a thin layer dose of Eucrisa twice daily to affected areas.

The recommended dose of Dupixent is an initial dose of 600 mg (two 300 mg injections in different injection sites), followed by 300 mg given every other week.