Tepezza (teprotumumab-trbw) is used for the treatment of thyroid eye disease. This disease causes inflammation that causes the muscles and tissue around your eyes to puff up. This often happens in patients who have too much thyroid hormone, or hyperthyroidism. Tepezza improves the protrusion of your eye, double vision, orbital pain, redness and swelling.
Tepezza is an infusion that is given every 3 weeks for a total of 8 infusions that is used to improve the protrusion of your eye, double vision, orbital pain, redness and swelling.
Plan on being at the infusion center for 2-3 hours depending on dose.