Remicade Questions

What are the new drugs for rheumatoid arthritis (RA)?

What are the new drugs for plaque psoriasis?

What are biosimilar drugs and how do they compare to biologics?

What are monoclonal antibodies?

What biosimilars have been approved in the United States?

Is there a list of all biosimilars approved in the United States?

What causes Plaque Psoriasis?

What is the difference between Inflectra and Remicade?

What is the difference between Renflexis and Remicade?

What is the difference between Ixifi and Remicade?

Is severe back and leg pain a side effect of my ulcerative colitis or my meds Asacol and Remicade?

I'm on 4,800 mg Asacol and Remicade infusions . The pain is really bad . Should I ask my doctor for some sort of pain meds ? Was diagnosed dec 2011. My legs ache all night . My joints are stiff and achey knees are also aching.Keeps me up at night . Doc wanted to put me on prednisone but I refused .... read more

Has anyone experienced new or worsening hair loss while on Simponi?

I've been on Remicade for RA for several years.It has worked fairly well except that I have lost so much hair. I've been thinking of switching to Simponi. Has anyone experienced new or worsening hair loss while on Simponi?

Does Remicade cause hair loss?

I have suffered from uveitis for the past 11 years. I have unsucessfully been treated with drops, and other anti-inflammatory medications. Tomorrow, I will be given my first infusion treatment with Remicade. Though, I am encourage by the two comments posted by stacycampo and "unknown", I'd like to... read more

Remicade-anyone have a GOOD experience?

I have had crohn's disease for the past 30yrs. December 2012 had a VERY bad "flare-up" and usual Rx that worked in the past (i.e. prednisone) have not had an impact on the crohn's unless I am on 60+ mg dose per day. Doctor recommended REMICADE..had my 1st treatment last week and I have had no... read more

Has use of Humira led to frequent UTI's?

I've had 6 major surgeries but none since 1999. The surgeries caused fistulas. I was treated with Remicade starting in 2001 until 2013. My fistulas closed from 2008-2014. I stopped Remicade treatment because I have bladder problems and got frequent urinary tract infections after infusions. Then in... read more

Does someone need to drive me to and from infusion treatments?

I live about 90 miles from doctors office and needed to know if someone needed to drive me home after remicade infusion treatment?