PRE-TESTING AND VACCINATION

For more detailed information on vaccinations, please see the CANIBD Vaccination Guide

Chest X-ray
TB skin test
Blood work (baseline CBC, renal and liver function, HBV)

Ensure all immunizations are current.
Wait at least 4 weeks to start following administration of live vaccination.
Pneumococcal vaccination recommended for adult patients.
Recommend vaccinations HAV, HBV, HPV, and Tdap.
Refer to CANIBD Vaccination Guidelines for further information.14

Use with caution in patients with chronic or recurrent infection.

METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION

SC injection

LOCATION

Home

DOSING

Induction/loading: wk 0, two 100mg injections, wk 2, one 100 mg injection,
then maintenance, one 100 mg injection every 4 wks*

TIME REQUIRED

<15 min

ROUTINE MONITORING

Annual cervical cancer screening – pap test
Annual skin exam – skin malignancies
Influenza vaccine recommended.
May consider therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) if available.
Screening for osteoporosis with bone mineral density testing periodically after diagnosis.