Remicade

Description

Infliximab is a monoclonal antibody. It is used to treat Crohn's disease in children 6 years of age and older and adults who have not been helped by other medicines and also in patients who have a type of Crohn's disease in which fistulas form. It is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis which is a type of arthritis that affects the joints in the spine. In addition, it is used to treat psoriatic arthritis which is a type of arthritis that causes pain and swelling of the joints and patches of scaly skin on some areas of the body. Psoriatic arthritis is related to the skin condition, psoriasis.

Infliximab is also used to treat ulcerative colitis and chronic (doesn't go away) severe plaque psoriasis (a skin disease characterized by red patches with white scales).

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although this use is not included in the product labeling, infliximab is used in certain patients with the following medical conditions:

• Psoriasis
• Reactive arthritis
• Inflammatory bowel disease arthritis

Common Brand Names:

Remicade