Cimzia
CIMZIA is a prescription medicine called a Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) blocker used in adults to:
- Lessen the signs and symptoms of moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease (CD) in adults who have not been helped enough by usual treatments
- Treat moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
- Treat active psoriatic arthritis (PsA)
- Treat active ankylosing spondylitis (AS)
- Treat active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) with measures of inflammation
- Treat moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PsO) in adults who may benefit from taking injections or pills (systemic therapy) or phototherapy (treatment using ultraviolet light alone or with pills)
Cimzia Info
CIMZIA is administered by subcutaneous injection. Injection sites should be rotated and injections should not be given into areas where the skin is tender, bruised, red, or hard. When a 400 mg dose is needed (given as two subcutaneous injections of 200 mg), injections should occur at separate sites in the thigh or abdomen.
Cimzia Side Effects
The most common side effects include:
- injection site reactions, such as bruising, pain, redness, or swelling
- rash
- upper respiratory infections, such as the common cold
- urinary tract infections, such as a bladder infection
- injection site reactions, such as bruising, pain, redness, or swelling
- rash
- upper respiratory infections, such as the common cold
- urinary tract infections, such as a bladder infection
- cough
- headache, in people with psoriasis or arthritis
- herpes infections (such as cold sores, genital herpes, or chickenpox) in people with psoriasis who’ve been exposed to the herpes virus
- fatigue (lack of energy), when used with methotrexate (Trexall, Rasuvo, RediTrex, Otrexup) to treat rheumatoid arthritis
- painful joints (in people with Crohn’s disease)
Patient Assistance Programs
There are several programs patients can sign up for that will assist in treatment costs:
Resources
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