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                                                                Synonyms: Enbrel® | Rhu Tnfr:Fc | TNFR-Fc | TNR 001
                                 etanercept is an approved drug (FDA (1998), EMA (2000)) Compound class: 
                                                            Peptide
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Etanercept is a TNFα inhibitor. It is a dimeric recombinant protein fusing the TNF receptor 2 (TNFRSF1B) to the Fc region of the human IgG1 antibody. Etanercept is used as a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD). Biosimilars: 
   View more information in the IUPHAR Pharmacology Education Project: etanercept | 
| No information available. | 
| Summary of Clinical Use  | 
| Used to treat severe active rheumatoid arthritis in adults, severe juvenile idiopathic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and severe plaque psoriasis. | 
| Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects  | 
| Etanercept acts as a TNF inhibitor, by immuno-neutralising circulating TNF. | 
| External links  | 
| For extended ADME data see the following: Electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC) Drugs.com European Medicines Agency (EMA) |