Adalimumab HUMIRA®

HOW LONG I WILL BE ON IT?

If you respond well to adalimumab and there are no serious adverse effects, you may be put onto a planned course of treatment lasting up to a year or longer. However, your treatment plan will need to be reassessed at least every 12 months to check whether ongoing treatment with adalimumab is still right for you. If, at the end of the year you are in remission, it may be decided that you have to stop taking adalimumab. However, if you then have a relapse, you should have the option to restart your treatment.

You may also be taken off adalimumab if you have serious side effects or if you have not responded strongly enough within 12 weeks of starting your treatment if you have CD, or 8 weeks if you have UC.

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