Remicade (infliximab) is now the first biologic approved for ulcerative colitis
May 2006
Remicade (infliximab) is now the first biologic approved for ulcerative colitis in Canada.
It's for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis in patients who haven't responded to conventional therapy...5-ASA, steroids, etc.
Remicade can induce remission...prevent colectomy...and reduce or eliminate steroid use.
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