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All patients receiving biologic response modifiers must first undergo a skin test for tuberculosis, a chest x-ray, a complete blood count, as well as blood tests for liver and kidney function. Certain blood tests will continue to be monitored throughout the course of treatment.
Possible side effects include:
- Chills
- Headache
- Fever
- Nausea
- Muscular pain or tenderness
- Injection site reactions
Serious complications may include:
- Allergic reactions
- Serious infections
- Blood-related cancers
- Low platelets
- Severe, immune-mediated anemia
- Arthritis events
- Psoriasis worsening
- Lupus-like reactions
- Multiple sclerosis-like reactions
- Increased risk for children and teens to develop Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and other types of...
