Humira for juvenile arthritis

30 October 2008

The licence for Humira (adalimumab) has been extended to include the treatment of active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Humira (adalimumab) can be used to treat juvenile arthritis in patients aged 13 to 17 years when response to one or more DMARDs has been inadequate.

Humira is also indicated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease and psoriasis in adults.

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Further information: Abbott

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