Infliximab

Table of contents

  • Brand Names
  • Chemistry
  • Pharmacologic Category
  • Mechanism of Action
  • Therapeutic Use
  • Unlabeled Use
  • Pregnancy and Lactation Implications
  • Contraindications
  • Warnings and Precautions
  • Adverse Reactions
  • Caution and personalized dose adjustment in patients with the following genotypes
  • Other genes that may be involved
  • Induces
  • Drug Interactions
  • Nutrition/Nutraceutical Interactions
  • Dosage
  • Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
  • Special Considerations

Brand Names

Europe

Austria: Remicade; Belgium: Remicade; Cyprus: Remicade; Czech Republic: Remicade; Denmark: Remicade; Estonia: Remicade; Finland: Remicade; France: Remicade; Germany: Remicade; Greece: Remicade; Hungary: Remicade; Ireland: Remicade; Italy: Remicade; Latvia: Remicade; Lithuania: Remicade; Luxembourg: Remicade; Malta: Remicade; Netherlands: Remicade; Poland: Remicade; Portugal: Remicade; Romania: Remicade; Slovakia: Remicade; Slovenia: Remicade; Spain: Remicade; Sweden: Remicade; UK: Remicade.

North America

Canada: Remicade; USA: Remicade.

Latin America

Argentina: Remicade; Brazil: Remicade; Mexico: Remicade.

Asia

Japan: Remicade.

Drug combinations

Chemistry

Infliximab: Immunoglobulin G (human-mouse monoclonal cA2 heavy chain anti-human tumor necrosis factor), disulfide with human-mouse monoclonal cA2 light chain, dimer. CAS-170277-31-3 (1996).

Pharmacologic Category

GI Drugs, Miscellaneous. Biologic Response Modifiers. Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs; Monoclonal Antibody. Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Blocking Agent. (ATC-Code: L04AB02).

Mechanism of action

Infliximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody that binds to human TNF, thereby interfering with endogenous TNF-alpha activity. Animal models have shown TNF expression causes polyarthritis, and infliximab can prevent disease as well as allow diseased joints to heal.

Therapeutic use

Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Treatment of Crohn’s disease for induction and maintenance of remission, and/or to reduce the number of draining enterocutaneous and rectovaginal fistulas, and to maintain fistula closure. Treatment of psoriatic arthritis. Treatment of plaque psoriasis (chronic severe). Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis. Treatment of and maintenance of healing of ulcerative colitis.

Pregnancy and lactiation implications

Reproduction studies not conducted. Use during pregnancy only if clearly needed. Not recommended during lactation.

Unlabeled use

Acute graft vs host disease. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to infliximab, murine proteins or any component of the formulation. Doses >5 mg/kg in moderate or severe CHF. Severe infections.

Warnings and precautions

Rare cases of autoimmune disorder, including lupus-like syndrome reported. Serious and potentially fatal infections (including sepsis, pneumonia, and invasive fungal and other opportunist infections) reported in patients receiving TNF-blocking agents. Severe hepatic reactions (including hepatitis, jaundice, acute hepatic failure, and cholestasis) reported. Rare reactivation of hepatitis B virus has occurred. Hypersensitivity reactions might occur. Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma reported (rarely) in adolescent and young adults with Crohn’s disease. Use caution in history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Reactivation of latent infections possible. Use with caution in pre-existing or recent onset CNS demyelinating disorders. Use with caution in mild heart failure or decreased left ventricular function. Hematologic toxicities (e.g. leukopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia) reported (use with caution in history of hematologic abnormalities). Use with caution in history of seizures. Concurrent use of infliximab and anakinra not recommended. Live vaccines should not be given concurrently.

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