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Remicade

[Infliximab]

• Are pregnant or nursing.

• Have recently received or are scheduled to receive a vaccine.

Can I take REMICADE while I am on other medicines?

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Tell your doctor if you are taking any other medicines including over the counter medicines, supplements, or herbal products before you are treated with REMICADE. If you start taking or plan to start taking any new medicine while you are taking REMICADE, tell your doctor.

REMICADE and KINERET should not be taken together.

How will REMICADE be given to me?

REMICADE will be given to you by a healthcare professional. REMICADE will be given to you by an IV. This means that the medicine will be given to you through a needle placed in a vein in your arm. It will take about 2 hours to give you the full dose of medicine. During that time and for a period after you receive REMICADE, you will be monitored by a health care professional. Your doctor may ask you to take other medicines along with REMICADE.

Only a healthcare professional should prepare the medicine and administer it to you.

How often will I receive REMICADE?

Rheumatoid Arthritis

If you are receiving REMICADE for rheumatoid arthritis you will receive your first dose followed by additional doses at 2 and 6 weeks after the first dose. You will then receive a dose every 8 weeks. Your doctor will monitor your response to REMICADE and may change your dose or treat you more frequently (as often as every 4 weeks).

Crohn’s Disease or Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease

If you are receiving REMICADE for active Crohn's disease or fistulizing Crohn’s disease, you will receive your first dose followed by additional doses at 2 and 6 weeks after the first dose. You will then receive a dose every 8 weeks. Your doctor will monitor your response to REMICADE
and may change your dose.

What if I still have questions?

If you have any questions, or problems, always talk first with your doctor. You can also visit the REMICADE internet site at www.remicade.com. Product developed and manufactured by:
Centocor, Inc.
200 Great Valley Parkway
Malvern, PA 19355
Revised October 2004

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