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Dupixent (dupilumab)

interleukin-4 receptor alpha antagonist
Last updated: June 18, 2026
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Dupixent is the brand name for dupilumab, a interleukin-4 receptor alpha antagonist. According to the FDA-approved label, DUPIXENT is an interleukin-4 receptor alpha antagonist indicated: Atopic Dermatitis for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients aged 6 months and older with moderate-to-severe AD whose disease is not adequately controlled with topical prescription therapies or when those th. FAERS contains 438,499 submissions naming this drug from 2013 through 2026; the top three reactions cited are pruritus, dermatitis atopic, and product use in unapproved indication.

Most-Reported Reactions

Counts of the reactions most often cited in FAERS submissions that named Dupixent. Inclusion here does not establish causation - submitters describe what was observed, not what was confirmed. One submission can list several reactions, so the totals exceed the report count.

PRURITUS 52,379 (11.9%) DERMATITIS ATOPIC 41,045 (9.4%) PRODUCT USE IN UNAPPROVED INDICATION 38,078 (8.7%) RASH 35,570 (8.1%) INJECTION SITE PAIN 32,857 (7.5%) DRUG INEFFECTIVE 27,750 (6.3%) ECZEMA 24,172 (5.5%) PRODUCT DOSE OMISSION ISSUE 23,332 (5.3%) DRY SKIN 23,316 (5.3%) CONDITION AGGRAVATED 19,621 (4.5%) ARTHRALGIA 17,651 (4.0%) INAPPROPRIATE SCHEDULE OF PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION 17,346 (4.0%) ASTHMA 14,715 (3.4%) ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE TO PRODUCT 13,305 (3.0%) SKIN EXFOLIATION 13,299 (3.0%)

Patient Demographics

Patient sex and age across the FAERS submissions that named Dupixent. Percentages here are computed only from submissions where these fields were filled in - many leave them blank.

By Sex

Female Male Unknown

By Age Group

0-17 18-44 45-64 65+

Severity Outcomes

Severity flags recorded across the 438,499 FAERS submissions that named Dupixent. Each bar shows the count of those reports carrying that flag. A single case can carry more than one (a hospitalization that became life-threatening, for example), so these bars are independent rates - they don't sum to 100%. Inclusion of a case under any flag does not establish that the drug caused the outcome.

DEATH 1,972 (0.4%) HOSPITALIZATION 20,609 (4.7%) LIFE-THREATENING 561 (0.1%) DISABLING 1,541 (0.4%)

Submissions Per Quarter

Quarterly count of FAERS submissions that named Dupixent. Ups and downs on this chart can track prescribing volume, news cycles, or shifts in how reports get filed, rather than the drug becoming safer or more dangerous.

2013 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

From the FDA-Approved Label

Excerpts from the official FDA-approved prescribing information for Dupixent. This is the authoritative source on indications, warnings, and known adverse reactions.

Indications

1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE DUPIXENT is an interleukin-4 receptor alpha antagonist indicated: Atopic Dermatitis for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients aged 6 months and older with moderate-to-severe AD 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. ( 1.1 ) Asthma as an add-on maintenance treatment of adult and pediatric patients aged 6 years and older with moderate-to-severe asthma characterized by an eosinophilic phenotype or with oral corticosteroid dependent asthma. ( 1.2 ) Limitations of Use: Not for the relief of acute bronchospasm or status asthmaticus. ( 1.2 ) Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps as an add-on maintenance treatment in adult and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older with inadequately controlled chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). ( 1.3 ) Eosinophilic Esophagitis for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients aged 1 year and older, weighing at least 15 kg, with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). ( 1.4 ) Prurigo Nodularis for the treatment of adult patients with prurigo nodularis (PN). ( 1. (continues in label)

Adverse Reactions (from label)

6 ADVERSE REACTIONS The following clinically significant adverse reactions are described elsewhere in the labeling: Hypersensitivity [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ] Conjunctivitis and Keratitis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ] Psoriasis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.7) ] Arthralgia and Psoriatic Arthritis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.8) ] Parasitic (Helminth) Infections [see Warnings and Precautions (5.9) ] Most common adverse reactions are: Atopic Dermatitis (incidence ≥1%): injection site reactions, conjunctivitis, blepharitis, oral herpes, keratitis, eye pruritus, other herpes simplex virus infection, dry eye, and eosinophilia. ( 6.1 ) Asthma (incidence ≥1%): injection site reactions, oropharyngeal pain, and eosinophilia. ( 6.1 ) Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (incidence ≥1%): injection site reactions, eosinophilia, insomnia, toothache, gastritis, arthralgia, and conjunctivitis. ( 6.1 ) Eosinophilic Esophagitis (incidence ≥2%): injection site reactions, upper respiratory tract infections, arthralgia, and herpes viral infections. ( 6.1 ) Prurigo Nodularis (incidence ≥2%): nasopharyngitis, conjunctivitis, herpes infection, dizziness, myalgia, and diarrh...

FDA label effective date: 2026-04-22

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