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My wife takes 2 cimzia injections once a month for ra. her doctor just changed it to actemra injection which is one injection once a week. her last injection of cimzia was 18 days ago.should she wait 30 days before she takes her new injection or no?
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No: The usual method is to start the Actemra 2 weeks after the last Cimzia dose
Answered 10/23/2017
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Yea wait for 30 days: Yes, you should wait at least 30 days after the last Cimzia injection before starting on Actemra. Actemra should not be started if there is active infection such as chest cold( bronchitis), fever OR abdominal pain suspicious of diverticulitis.
Answered 11/26/2016
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