COVID-19 Mrna Vaccine 3 Dose Eligibility Immunosuppressing Medications

COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine 3rd Dose Eligibility Immunosuppressing Medications

Updated: August 16, 2021

Examples of medication that typically are immunosuppressing include: • Abatacept (Orencia) • Leflunomide (arava) • Adalimumab (Humira) • Natalizumab (Tysabri) • Alemtuzumab (Lemtrada) within the past • Prednisone or equivalent >= 20mg/day 3 years • Methotrexate • Alkylating agents inc. • Mycophenolate • Anakinra (Kineret) mofetil (Myfortic, Cellcept) • Antimetabolites • 6-mercaptopurine • Azathioprine (imuran) • Natalizumab (Tysabri) • Baracitinib (Olumiant) • Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) • Belimumab (Benlysta) • Ofatumumab (Kesimpta) • Brodalumab (Siliq) • Ozanimod (Zeposia) • Canakinumab (Ilaris) • Ponesimod (Ponvory) • Cancer chemotherapeutic • Risankizumab (Skyrizi) agents classified • Rituximab (Rituxan, rituximab- as severely immunosuppressive arrx, truxima) • Certolizumab (Cimzia) • Sartralizumab (Enspryng) • Clabdribine (Mavneclad) within the past 2 • Secukinumab (Cosentyx) years • Siponimod (Mayzent) • Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) • Tacrolimus • Cyclosporine • Teriflunomide (Aubagio) • Patients on cytotoxic chemotherapy • Tildrakizumab (Ilumya) within the last 6 months or other anti- • Tocilizumab (Actemra) cancer therapies that are known to be • Tofacitinib (Xeljanz) moderately or severely • Transplant-related immunosuppressive immunosuppressive drugs • Dimethyl fumarate (Tecfidera) • Tremfya • Diroximel fumarate (Vumerity) • Sarilumab (Kevzara) • Eculizumab (Soliris) • Upadacitinib (Rinvoq) • Etanercept (Enbrel) • Ustekinumab (Stelara) • Fingolimod (Gilenya) • Vedolizumab (Entyvio) • Golimumab (Simponi) • Voclosporin (Lupkynis) • Guselkumab (Tremfya) • TNF Blockers • Inebilizumab (Uplizna) • Other biologic agents that are • Infliximab (Remicade, Inflectra, Renflexis) immunosuppressive or • Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) immunomodulatory • Ixekizumab (Talz)

Examples of medication that typically are NOT immunosuppressing include the following. Please talk to your doctor about these: • Apremilast (Otezla) • Glatiramer acetate (Copaxone, Glatopa) • Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) • Interferon beta medications (Avonex, Rebif, Betaseron, Extavia, Plegridy) • Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)