Humira
Autoimmune disease treatment
Humira is a brand name for adalimumab, an injectable medication that suppresses immune response.
It treats autoimmune conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, and psoriasis.
Humira became one of the world's best-selling drugs, making it familiar through ubiquitous television advertising listing its many potential side effects.
Living-organism-derived drug
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- autoinjectorSelf-delivery drug syringe
- penInk-filled writing tool
- syringeMedical injection tool
subcutaneous · dose · prescription · biosimilar · immunosuppressant · monoclonal · antibody · maintenance
Immune system attacks skin cells
- Crohn'sChronic intestinal inflammation disorder
- uveitisUveal layer inflammation
- inflammatoryTending to provoke outrage
- flareSudden bright burst
remission · chronic · autoimmune · inflammation · symptoms · diagnosis · relapse
Required payment amount
- expensiveCosting much money
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- copayPatient's set contribution
- out-of-pocketPaid from personal funds
interchangeable · pricing · rebates · formulary · coverage · affordability · reimbursement
Ability to produce results
- responseAnswer to stimulus
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- adherenceFaithful following of something
compliance · monitoring · titration · tapering · discontinuation · switching · methotrexate · DMARDs
Reduced bodily defense activation
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- contraindicationReason to avoid treatment
screening · hepatitis · reactivation · malignancy · heart-failure · demyelination · side-effects · precautions
biologic
Living-organism-derived drug
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- autoinjectorSelf-delivery drug syringe
- penInk-filled writing tool
syringe · subcutaneous · dose · prescription · biosimilar · immunosuppressant · monoclonal · antibody · maintenance · refrigerated
psoriasis
Immune system attacks skin cells
- Crohn'sChronic intestinal inflammation disorder
- uveitisUveal layer inflammation
- inflammatoryTending to provoke outrage
flare · remission · chronic · autoimmune · inflammation · symptoms · diagnosis · relapse
cost
Required payment amount
out-of-pocket · interchangeable · pricing · rebates · formulary · coverage · affordability · reimbursement
efficacy
Ability to produce results
adherence · compliance · monitoring · titration · tapering · discontinuation · switching · methotrexate · DMARDs · first-line
immunosuppression
Reduced bodily defense activation
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
contraindication · screening · hepatitis · reactivation · malignancy · heart-failure · demyelination · side-effects · precautions · antibodies
- TNF Inhibitors
- medicationspills, Tylenol, capsules, tablets, Xanax
- Medicinespill, tablet, aspirin, tablets, penicillin
- drugsibuprofen, marijuana, aspirin, meth, cocaine
- arthritis treatmentsmethotrexate, NSAIDs, ibuprofen, prednisone, corticosteroids
- injectablesvaccine, filler, insulin, dermal filler, epidural
Humiraprednisone
Synthetic corticosteroid medication
corticosteroids · steroids · NSAIDs · dexamethasone · ibuprofen
Humirasynthetic drugs
Artificially created psychoactive compounds
generic drugs · over-the-counter drugs · aspirin · acetaminophen · Tylenol
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