What is STELARA indicated for?
What is STELARA indicated for?
STELARA® is a prescription medicine used to treat adults 18 years and older with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease who have already taken other medicine that did not work well enough or they could not tolerate it.
What is sulfasalazine used for?
Sulfasalazine is used to treat and prevent acute attacks of mild to moderate ulcerative colitis. It works inside the bowels by helping to reduce the inflammation and other symptoms of the disease.
Is sulfasalazine a painkiller?
What is sulfasalazine and how is it used? Sulfasalazine is a type of drug known as a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD). It may be used on its own or with other drugs. Sulfasalazine changes the way your condition affects you, and reduces inflammation, pain and swelling in your joints.
What class of drug is Stelara?
Ustekinumab injection is in a class of medications called monoclonal antibodies. It works by stopping the action of certain cells in the body that cause the symptoms of plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis.
What type of biologic is Stelara?
Ustekinumab is a drug that reduces the signs and symptoms of active psoriatic arthritis, such as psoriasis and joint swelling. It is also approved for the treatment of plaque psoriasis and moderate to severe, active Crohn’s disease. Ustekinumab is commonly known as Stelara®. It is a type of drug called a biologic.
Is sulfasalazine an immunosuppressant?
Sulfasalazine has anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and antibiotic actions, the pharmacological effects of which are mainly attributed to its breakdown products sulfapyridine and 5-aminosalicylic acid.
Where is Stelara injected?
Choose an injection site around your stomach area (abdomen), buttocks, and upper legs (thighs). If a caregiver is giving you the injection, the outer area of the upper arms may also be used.
Is Stelara a biologic?
How STELARA® Works. STELARA® is the only biologic that blocks the IL-12 and IL-23 proteins, which are part of the immune system, and are thought to play a role in plaque psoriasis.
