Important Safety Information for ORENCIA
®
(abatacept)
Please see additional Important Safety
Information on the next page.
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Inform your healthcare provider of the following,
before you receive treatment with ORENCIA:
Infections: If you have any kind of infection,
even if it is small (such as an open cut or sore), an
infection that is in your whole body (such as the
flu), an infection that will not go away, or a history
of infections that keep coming back. ORENCIA
may make your immune system less able to fight
infections, so you may be more likely to get
infections or any infection you have may get worse.
Tuberculosis: If you have had tuberculosis (TB),
a positive skin test for TB, or if you recently have
been in close contact with someone who has
had TB. If you get any of the symptoms of TB (a
cough that does not go away, weight loss, fever,
night sweats), call your healthcare provider right
away. Before you start ORENCIA, your healthcare
provider may examine you for TB or perform
a skin test.
If you have or have had Viral Hepatitis. Before
you use ORENCIA, your healthcare provider may
examine you for hepatitis.
If you have a history of Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary (lung) Disease (COPD).
If you are scheduled to have Surgery.
Allergies to the Ingredients of ORENCIA: The
ingredients of intravenous (IV) ORENCIA are:
abatacept, maltose, monobasic sodium phosphate,
and sodium chloride for administration. The
ingredients of subcutaneous (SC) ORENCIA are:
abatacept, sucrose, poloxamer 188, monobasic
sodium phosphate monohydrate, dibasic sodium
phosphate anhydrous, and water for injection.
Vaccinations: If you have recently received a
vaccination or are scheduled for any vaccination. If
you are receiving ORENCIA, and for 3 months after
you stop receiving ORENCIA, you should not take
live vaccines.
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