What is Adalimumab? and What is Adalimumab injection used for? .


Adalimumab injection products are used alone or with other medications to relieve the symptoms of certain autoimmune disorders (conditions in which the immune system attacks healthy parts of the body and causes pain, swelling, and damage) including the following:

rheumatoid arthritis (a condition in which the body attacks its own joints, causing pain, swelling, and loss of function) in adults,

juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA; a condition that affects children in which the body attacks its own joints, causing pain, swelling, loss of function, and delays in growth and development) in children 2 years of age and older,

Crohn's disease (a condition in which the body attacks the lining of the digestive tract, causing pain, diarrhea, weight loss, and fever) that has not improved when treated with other medications in adults and children 6 years of age and older,

ulcerative colitis (a condition which causes swelling and sores in the lining of the colon [large intestine] and rectum) when other medications and treatments did not help or could not be tolerated in adults and children 5 years of age and older,

ankylosing spondylitis (a condition in which the body attacks the joints of the spine and other areas causing pain and joint damage) in adults,
psoriatic arthritis (a condition that causes joint pain and swelling and scales on the skin) in adults,

hidradenitis suppurativa (a skin disease that causes pimple-like bumps in the armpits, groin, and anal area) in adults and children 12 years of age and older,
uveitis (swelling and inflammation of different areas of the eye) in adults and children 2 years of age and older,

chronic plaque psoriasis (a skin disease in which red, scaly patches form on some areas of the body) in adults.

Adalimumab injection products are in a class of medications called tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. They work by blocking the action of TNF, a substance in the body that causes inflammation.


How to use Adalimumab injection? .


Adalimumab injection products come as a solution (liquid) to inject subcutaneously (under the skin).
Your doctor will tell you how often to use adalimumab products based on your condition and age.
To help you remember to inject adalimumab injection products, mark the days you are scheduled to inject the drug on your calendar. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand.
Use adalimumab injection exactly as directed. Do not use more or less of it or use it more often than prescribed by your doctor.

You will receive your first dose of adalimumab injection products in your doctor's office.
After that, you can inject adalimumab injection products yourself or have a friend or relative perform the injections. Before you use adalimumab injection products yourself the first time, read the written instructions that come with it. Ask your doctor or pharmacist to show you or the person who will be injecting the medication how to inject it.

Adalimumab injection products come in prefilled syringes, prefilled dosing pens and prefilled autoinjectors.
Use each syringe, pen, or autoinjector only once and inject all the solution in the syringe, pen, or autoinjector.
Even if there is still some solution left in the syringe, pen, or autoinjector after you inject, do not inject again. Dispose of used syringes, pens, and autoinjectors in a puncture-resistant container.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about how to dispose of the puncture-resistant container.

If you are using a prefilled syringe or a dosing pen that has been refrigerated, place the syringe or pen on a flat surface without removing the needle cap and allow it warm to room temperature for 15 to 30 minutes before you are ready to inject the medication.
Do not try to warm the medication by heating it in a microwave, placing it in hot water, or through any other method.

You can inject adalimumab injection anywhere on the front of your thighs or stomach except your navel and the area 2 inches (5 centimeters) around it. To reduce the chances of soreness or redness, use a different site for each injection.
Give each injection at least 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) away from a spot that you have already used. Keep a list of the places where you have given injections so that you will not inject in these places again.
Do not inject into an area where the skin is tender, bruised, red, or hard or where you have scars or stretch marks.

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