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EPIC Pharmacies Inc

THERAPY DOSING First-Line Therapies: Immunotherapy

High-dose corticosteroids Methylprednisolone 1000 mg intravenously for 3-5 days Immune globulin (IVIG) 0.4 mg/kg/day (based on ideal body weight) for 5 days

Plasmapheresis 5-10 cycles

Second-Line Therapies: Immunosuppression

Rituximab 1000 mg intravenously for two doses separated by two weeks or 375 mg/m2 weekly IV infusion for 4 weeks Cyclophosphamide 600-1000 mg/m2 intravenously for 3–6 months

Maintenance Therapies: Immunosuppression

Mycophenolate mofetil 500 mg twice daily, target 1000 mg twice daily

Azathioprine 1–1.5 mg/kg once daily or divided twice daily, target 2–3 mg/kg/day

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