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Adalimumab HUMIRA® Like all drugs, adalimumab can have side effects, although not everybody will get them. Some side effects can happen almost immediately, others may develop later. It can take up to six months after the last dose for adalimumab to completely leave the body, so some effects might appear even after stopping treatment.

Adalimumab HUMIRA® HOW EFFECTIVE IS IT? Adalimumab has been widely used to treat a range of conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis as well as IBD. Research has found that treatment with adalimumab can be effective in bringing about and maintaining remission in people with…

Infliximab REMICADE® WHAT ARE THE MOST LIKELY SIDE EFFECTS? Like all drugs, Infliximab can have side effects, although not everyone experiences these. Some side effects can happen almost immediately, in direct response to the infusion. Others may not appear for several days, weeks or even longer. It can take up…

Infliximab REMICADE® HOW EFFECTIVE IS IT? Although not everyone responds to infliximab, a number of studies have shown that infliximab can be very effective at improving symptoms and in bringing about and maintaining remission in CD. It can reduce the need for hospitalisation and surgery, and reduce the risk of CD returning…

Methotrexate WHAT ARE THE MOST LIKELY SIDE EFFECTS? As with all medicines, methotrexate can cause some unwanted side effects, although not everyone has them. The following list contains some of the possible side effects of methotrexate: Any medication can cause an allergic reaction. If you have any sudden wheeziness, feel…

Ustekinumab STELARA® HOW EFFECTIVE IS STELARA? Like other medications, not everyone will respond to ustekinumab. As a newer drug, there is less data available on how effective it is. However, it has shown efficacy in psoriatic arthritis, and three big studies have shown it to be effective for…

Ustekinumab STELARA® WHAT ARE THE MOST LIKELY SIDE EFFECTS? Like all drugs, ustekinumab can have side effects, although not everyone experiences these. Some side effects can happen almost immediately, in direct response to the infusion / injection. Others may not appear for several days, weeks or even longer.

Vedolizumab ENTYVIO® HOW EFFECTIVE IS IT? ENTYVIO is a prescription medicine used in adults: with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC) when certain other UC medicines have not worked well enough or cannot be tolerated. ENTYVIO may help to: begin reducing some symptoms, induce and maintain…

Adalimumab HUMIRA® HOW LONG I WILL BE ON IT? If you respond well to adalimumab and there are no serious adverse effects, you may be put onto a planned course of treatment lasting up to a year or longer. However, your treatment plan will need to be reassessed…

Infliximab REMICADE® HOW LONG I WILL BE ON IT? Some patients with UC may require ‘rescue therapy’ in order to try to prevent unplanned surgery, this treatment typically last three months or more. However, most patients with IBD will be treated for a long period of time.If you are on…