What are the side effects of Simponi injections?
Common side effects of SIMPONI® include: upper respiratory tract infection, reaction at site of injection, and viral infections. New or worse psoriasis symptoms may occur. Tell your doctor if you develop red scaly patches or raised bumps that are filled with pus.
What kind of infections are caused by Simponi?
SIMPONI® (golimumab) is a prescription medicine. SIMPONI® can lower your ability to fight infections. There are reports of serious infections caused by bacteria, fungi, or viruses that have spread throughout the body, including tuberculosis (TB) and histoplasmosis.
Can you take Simponi if you have TB?
If your doctor feels that you are at risk for TB, you may be treated with medicine for TB before you begin treatment with SIMPONI ® and during treatment with SIMPONI ®. Even if your TB test is negative, your doctor should carefully monitor you for TB infections while you are taking SIMPONI ®.
How long can you keep Simponi in the refrigerator?
If needed, you may store SIMPONI ® at room temperature up to 77⁰F (25⁰C) for one period of time up to 30 days. Write the date of that you remove SIMPONI ® from the refrigerator on the carton. If SIMPONI ® has reached room temperature, do not put it back in the refrigerator.
Are there any side effects to taking Simponi?
Tell your doctor if you have any symptoms of an allergic reaction while taking SIMPONI ® such as hives, swollen face, breathing trouble, or chest pain. Some reactions can be serious and life-threatening. Common side effects of SIMPONI® include: upper respiratory tract infection, reaction at site of injection, and viral infections.
SIMPONI® (golimumab) is a prescription medicine. SIMPONI® can lower your ability to fight infections. There are reports of serious infections caused by bacteria, fungi, or viruses that have spread throughout the body, including tuberculosis (TB) and histoplasmosis.
How old do you have to be to take Simponi?
Simponi is also used to treat psoriatic arthritis and polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis in adults and children at least 2 years old. Simponi is also used to treat ulcerative colitis (UC) in adults when other medicines have not worked or could not be tolerated.
What kind of rheumatoid arthritis is Simponi used for?
Simponi is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or ulcerative colitis. Simponi is sometimes used with another medicine called methotrexate (Rheumatrex, Trexall). You should not use Simponi if you are also using abatacept or anakinra.
