Description and Brand Names
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US Brand Name
- Simponi
- Simponi Aria
Descriptions
Golimumab injection is used alone or combined with other medicines (eg, methotrexate) to treat the symptoms of moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis in the spine or backbone). It is also used to treat psoriatic arthritis, which is a type of arthritis that causes pain and swelling in the joints along with patches of scaly skin on some areas of the body.
Golimumab injection is used to treat moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis in patients who have been treated with other medicines that did not work well.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
This product is available in the following dosage forms:
Portions of this document last updated: Dec. 01, 2014
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