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What is Remicade?

Remicade (generic name infliximab) is a prescription drug that belongs to a class of drugs called biological response modifiers (BRMs), which selectively block cytokines, a cell protein involved in the inflammatory process. Remicade is used to treats the following chronic inflammatory diseases:

Ankylosing spondylitis (spine and the sacroiliac joint):Reduces the signs and symptoms.

Crohn's disease (intestines):Reduces the signs and symptoms, and maintain remission for patients who have had inadequate responses to conventional therapy. Remicade also reduces the number fistulas (abnormal passages between the intestine and other organs).

Psoriatic arthritis (skin and joints):Reduces the signs and symptoms, and maintains remission.

Rheumatoid arthritis (joints):Used in combination with methotrexate, reduces the signs and symptoms, stops the structural damage, and improves the physical function.

Ulcerative colitis (colon):Reduces the signs and symptoms, maintains remission and healing, and eliminates the need for corticosteroids when conventional therapy is ineffective.

Your doctor gives you Remicade by injection. The dose and frequency of your injections depends on your medical condition and how you respond to the drug.

Sources:
Remicade Full Prescribing Information and Medication Guide. http://www.remicade.com. Last accesssed 1/15/2007.
Drug Facts and Comparisons, Facts & Comparisons, 2006.
Micromedex® Healthcare Series. Thomson Micromedex, 2006

This answer prepared 10/13/2000.
This answer updated 1/15/2007.

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