Adalimumab

Adalimumab is a medicine used in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid pneumonia, Crohn's disease, ankylosing spondylitis, chronic psoriasis, ulcerative colitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. It is an anti inflammatory, Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) binding biological medicine.

Adalimumab should not be taken if you are having any kind of infection, are allergic to it or any ingredient in it, using anakinra, abatacept, or if you are already on some other TNF blocker. You should also consult your doctor before taking Adalimumab if you already had hepatitis B, tuberculosis, heart problems, liver problems in the past, or any other infections that keeps coming back. Adalimumab should also be avoided if you are taking in medicine or supplements or if you are pregnant, plan on becoming pregnant, or you are breastfeeding.

The side effects of Adalimumab include headache, mild pain, back pain, swelling at site of injection, nausea, runny nose. Immediately see a doctor if you experience severe allergic reactions, extreme pain, sudden mood changes, sudden weight loss or weight gain. In many cases certain type of cancers or lymphoma have been reported and past infections like TB have also been reactivated.

Adalimumab is available as an injection given under the skin. You should not inject it into the muscles. It should always be administered as per the dosage prescribed by the doctor on the basis of your physiological conditions.

Information given here is based on the salt content of the medicine. Uses and effects of the medicine may vary from person to person. It is advisable to consult a Rheumatologist before using this medicine.

• Ankylosing Spondylitis

• Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Psoriasis

• Ulcerative Colitis

• Crohn's Disease

Information given here is based on the salt content of the medicine. Uses and effects of the medicine may vary from person to person. It is advisable to consult a Rheumatologist before using this medicine.

• Headache

• Sinus Inflammation

• Rash

• Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

• Injection Site Reaction

Information given here is based on the salt content of the medicine. Uses and effects of the medicine may vary from person to person. It is advisable to consult a Rheumatologist before using this medicine.

• Is It safe with alcohol?

  Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor.

• Are there any pregnancy warnings?

  Adfrar 40mg prefilled syringe is probably safe to use during pregnancy.
  Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effect on the foetus, however, there are limited human studies. Please consult your doctor.

• Are there any breast-feeding warnings?

  Unknown. Human and animal studies are not available. Please consult your doctor.

• Does this affect kidney function?

  There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug.

• Does this affect liver function?

  There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug.

Information given here is based on the salt content of the medicine. Uses and effects of the medicine may vary from person to person. It is advisable to consult a Rheumatologist before using this medicine.

• Are there any missed dose instructions?

  If you miss a dose of Adalimumab, please consult your doctor.

Information given here is based on the salt content of the medicine. Uses and effects of the medicine may vary from person to person. It is advisable to consult a Rheumatologist before using this medicine.

Below is the list of medicines, which contains Adalimumab as ingredient

• Exemptia 20mg/0.4ml Prefilled Syringe

  Zydus Cadila

• Exemptia 40mg/0.8ml Prefilled Syringe

  Zydus Cadila

• Exemptia 40Mg Prefilled Syringe

  Zydus Cadila

• Exemptia 20Mg Injection

  Zydus Cadila

• Adfrar 40Mg Prefilled Syringe

  Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd

• Adalirel 40mg Injection

  Reliance Life Sciences

Information given here is based on the salt content of the medicine. Uses and effects of the medicine may vary from person to person. It is advisable to consult a Rheumatologist before using this medicine.

This medicine works by combining to TNF-alpha and obstructs the interaction with p55 as well as with p75 cell surface TNF receptors. It lyses the surface with TNF releasing cells within in vitro.

Information given here is based on the salt content of the medicine. Uses and effects of the medicine may vary from person to person. It is advisable to consult a Rheumatologist before using this medicine.