Description
Drug Info: ApoThera Drug Disease Clinical Support App
SC Administration
β Administer SC into front of thighs, lower abdomen (except for 2 inches around navel), or back of upper arms
β Do not inject into areas where the skin is tender, bruised, red, hard, thick, scaly, or affected by psoriasis
β Allow prefilled syringe to reach room temperature (~30 minutes) in original carton before injecting
β Do not warm in any other way
β Intact solution should be colorless to light yellow; solution may develop a few fine, translucent particles
β Discard unused portion of prefilled syringe
Storage
β Store at 2Β°C to 8Β°C (36Β°F to 46Β°F) in the original carton
β Do not freeze
β Protect from light
β Do not shake
Monitoring
β Tuberculosis screening (prior to initiating and periodically during therapy)
β Signs and symptoms of infection, including tuberculosis (during and after treatment)
β Liver enzymes and bilirubin levels