Pack size: 1 Injection  |  Price is for the whole Injection

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Generic: Adalimumab

Form: Injection 40mg/0.4ml

Indication

Rheumatoid arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis; Psoriatic arthritis, Crohn's disease; Ulcerative colitis, Plaque psoriasis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Administration

Instruct patients using the pen or prefilled syringe to inject the full amount in the syringe, according to the directions provided Injections should occur at separate sites in the thigh or abdomen; rotate injection sites and do not give injections into areas where the skin is tender, bruised, red, or hard

Adult Dose

Subcutaneous Rheumatoid arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Psoriatic arthritis Adult: 40 mg as a single dose every other wk. May increase to wkly dosing when used as monotherapy. Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis Adult: Moderate to severe active disease: Initially, 160 mg (given as four 40-mg inj in 1 day or as two 40-mg inj for 2 consecutive days), then 80 mg 2 wk after the initial dose (day 15). Maintenance: After 2 wk (day 29), 40 mg every other wk, may increase to 40 mg wkly if needed. Review treatment if no response w/in 8 (ulcerative colitis) or 12 (Crohn's disease) wk of therapy. Plaque psoriasis Adult: Initially, 80 mg. Maintenance: 40 mg every other wk beginning 1 wk after 1st dose.

Child Dose

Subcutaneous Juvenile idiopathic arthritis Child: >4 yr 15 to <30 kg: 20 mg every other wk; >30 kg: 40 mg every other wk.

Contraindication

None listed on FDA-approved label.

Mode of Action

Adalimumab is a recombinant DNA-derived human Ig G1 monoclonal antibody. It binds to human tumour necrosis factor alfa (TNF-alpha), thus interfering w/ cytokine-driven inflammatory processes.

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