If you are traveling, carefully follow all patient instructions for storing your medicine during travel. Store this medicine in its original carton in a refrigerator. Your doctor will need to examine you on a regular basis. You may get infections more easily, even serious or fatal infections. Do not use if the medicine looks cloudy, has changed color, or has particles in it. Prepare your injection only when you are ready to give it. Follow your doctor's dosing instructions very carefully. The dose schedule for Humira is highly variable and depends on the condition you are treating.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions. Do not use Humira if you do not understand the instructions for proper use.
Read and carefully follow any instruction sheet provided with your medicine.
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A healthcare provider will teach you how to properly use this medicine by yourself.ĭo not start using this medicine if you have any signs of an infection. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Use Humira exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Humira pregnancy and breastfeeding warnings (more detail) How should I use Humira? It may not be safe to breastfeed a baby while you are using this medicine. Make sure any doctor caring for your newborn baby knows if you used adalimumab while you were pregnant. It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Talk with your doctor about your own risk. However, anyone with an inflammatory autoimmune disorder may have a higher risk of lymphoma. This has occurred mainly in teenagers and young men with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Humira may cause a rare type of lymphoma (cancer) of the liver, spleen, and bone marrow that can be fatal. You may be exposed to infections that are common to certain areas of the world. Tell your doctor where you live and if you have recently traveled or plan to travel. If you have recently received or are scheduled to receive any vaccine. If you are scheduled to have major surgery or Hepatitis B (adalimumab can cause hepatitis B to come back or get worse) Īny numbness or tingling, or a nerve-muscle disorder such as multiple sclerosis or Guillain-Barre syndrome Tuberculosis (or if anyone in your household has tuberculosis) Children using this medicine should be current on all childhood immunizations before starting treatment. Humira should not be given to a child younger than 2 years old (or 6 years old if treating Crohn's disease).
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You should not use Humira if you are allergic to adalimumab.īefore you start using this medicine, tell your doctor if you have signs of infection-fever, chills, sweats, muscle aches, tiredness, cough, bloody mucus, skin sores, diarrhea, burning when you urinate, or feeling constantly tired. Your doctor should test you for TB before starting and during treatment with Humira.īefore or during treatment with Humira, tell your doctor if you have signs of infection such as fever, chills, aches, tiredness, cough, skin sores, diarrhea, or burning when you urinate. Serious infections include tuberculosis (TB). Some people have died from these infections. Serious infections caused by viruses, fungi or bacteria have happened in people taking this medicine. Adalimumab can lower the ability of your immune system to fight infections and you may get infections more easily. Humira is also used in adults and children to treat Crohn's disease, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, ulcerative colitis and uveitis. Humira is used to treat many inflammatory conditions in adults, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, plaque psoriasis, and a skin condition called hidradenitis suppurativa. Humira is a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blocker that reduces the effects of a substance in the body that can cause inflammation. Medically reviewed by Judith Stewart, BPharm. Generic name: adalimumab ĭrug classes: Antirheumatics, TNF alfa inhibitors
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