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Instruct patients to dispose of their used needles and syringes or used Pen in a FDA-cleared sharps disposal container immediately after use. Instruct patients not to dispose of loose needles and syringes or Pen in their household trash. Instruct patients that if they do not have a FDA-cleared sharps disposal container, they may use a household container that is made of a heavy-duty plastic, can be closed with a tight-fitting and puncture-resistant lid without sharps being able to come out, upright and stable during use, leak-resistant, and properly labeled to warn of hazardous waste inside the container.
Instruct patients that when their sharps disposal container is almost full, they will need to follow their community guidelines for the correct way to dispose of their sharps disposal container. Instruct patients that there may be state or local laws regarding disposal of used needles and syringes. Refer patients to the FDA’s website at http://www.fda.gov/safesharpsdisposal for more information about safe sharps disposal, and for specific information about sharps disposal in the state that they live in.
Instruct patients not to dispose of their used sharps disposal container in their household trash unless their community guidelines permit this. Instruct patients not to recycle their used sharps disposal container.
AbbVie Inc.
North Chicago, IL 60064, U.S.A.
03-A829 May 2013
MEDICATION GUIDE
Humira® (Hu-MARE-ah)
(adalimumab)
injection
Read the Medication Guide that comes with Humira before you start taking it and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This Medication Guide does not take the place of talking with your doctor about your medical condition or treatment.
What is the most important information I should know about Humira?
Humira is a medicine that affects your immune system. Humira can lower the ability of your immune system to fight infections. Serious infections have happened in people taking Humira. These serious infections include tuberculosis (TB) and infections caused by viruses, fungi or bacteria that have spread throughout the body. Some people have died from these infections.
•Your doctor should test you for TB before starting Humira.
•Your doctor should check you closely for signs and symptoms of TB during treatment with Humira.
You should not start taking Humira if you have any kind of infection unless your doctor says it is okay.
Before starting Humira, tell your doctor if you:
•think you have an infection or have symptoms of infection such as: • fever, sweats, or chills • warm, red, or painful skin or sores on your body
• muscle aches • diarrhea or stomach pain
• cough • burning when you urinate or urinate more often than normal
• shortness of breath • feel very tired
• blood in phlegm
• weight loss
•are being treated for an infection
•get a lot of infections or have infections that keep coming back
•have diabetes
•have TB, or have been in close contact with someone with TB
•were born in, lived in, or traveled to countries where there is more risk for getting TB. Ask your doctor if you are not sure.
•live or have lived in certain parts of the country (such as the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys) where there is an increased risk for getting certain kinds of fungal infections (histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, or blastomyc |
