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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…

Methotrexate HOW LONG I WILL BE ON IT? If you respond well to methotrexate you will usually remain on it for many months and perhaps several years, providing your blood tests are satisfactory. References…

Ustekinumab STELARA® HOW LONG I WILL BE ON IT? Most patients with IBD will be treated for a long period of time. If you are on a planned course of ustekinumab infusions, you should be reassessed regularly to see whether ongoing treatment is still right for you. If…

Steroids HOW LONG SHOULD I BE ON STEROID TREATMENT FOR? Steroids should ideally only be used for a short period of time to get over a flare-up or while long term treatments, such as azathioprine, become established. If you are starting a course of steroids, then you should…

Azathioprine and Mercaptopurine HOW LONG I WILL BE ON IT? If you respond well to azathioprine or mercaptopurine, you should be able to keep taking it for some years, provided the results of your monitoring blood tests are satisfactory and you do not develop any serious adverse reactions. Research suggests that…