Euroopa Liit - taani - EMA (European Medicines Agency)

ucb pharma sa - certolizumab pegol - crohnsygdom - immunosuppressiva - cimzia, in combination with methotrexate (mtx), is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe, active rheumatoid arthritis (ra) in adult patients when the response to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (dmard) including methotrexate, has been inadequate. cimzia kan gives som monoterapi i tilfælde af intolerance overfor methotrexat eller når fortsatte behandling med methotrexat er upassende. cimzia has been shown to reduce the rate of progression of joint damage as measured by x-ray and to improve physical function, when given in combination with methotrexate.