Actemra 400mg Vial Of 20ml Solution For Infusion

• Actemra is used for the treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis, Polyarticular-course juvenile idiopathic arthritis & Idiopathic juvenile arthritis when existing therapy is not sufficient.
• In combination with Methotrexate, to reduce the rate of progression of joint damage and improve physical function.
• To improve the symptoms like fatigue and other laboratory findings of a rare disease of lymph nodes called Castleman’s disease.

• Infection of airway and lungs
• Common cold
• Headache
• High blood pressure
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
• Eye infection
• Mouth ulcer
• Skin rashes and itching
• Increased liver enzymes

Other General Warnings

• You have any existing infection or you have developed an infection while on treatment, this medicine changes the body's immune response and can cause serious infections, close monitoring is needed.
• You have diabetes, lung problem (interstitial lung disease) or inflammation in the digestive tract (diverticulitis).
• You have a liver disorder and increased laboratory finding of liver enzymes, as this injection is associated with serious liver disorders.
• You have developed an allergic reaction like rash, itching or swelling after the injection.
• Your cholesterol level may go up and blood count can be abnormal, close monitoring is advised.
• You have hepatitis infection or a history of tuberculosis, it should be excluded before starting treatment with Actemra, as it can reactivate tuberculosis.
• Be cautious if you have high blood pressure and high cholesterol and adhere to the standard treatment.
• You should not take live vaccines if you on treatment with Actemra.

• Actemra will be given to you as an injection by a doctor or nurse in a hospital or clinic
• Be careful of any instruction given during the administration and aftercare

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Interactions with other medicines

• If you are taking medicines like Atorvastatin or Simvastatin used for high cholesterol, blood thinners like Warfarin, anti-seizure medicine like Phenytoin, blood pressure medicine like Amlodipine and other medicines like Ciclosporin or Theophylline, be cautious as your doctor may reduce the doses of these medicines.
• You should not take any vaccine while on therapy with Actemra.