Talking Rituxan With Your Doctor
Six months of RA improvement may be just the results you need from Rituxan® (Rituximab). But like other treatments, Rituxan is not for everyone. To find out if it's right for you, it's important to tell your doctor:
- If you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicines, vitamins, or herbal supplements
- If you have an infection that will not go away or keeps coming back
- If you are scheduled to have surgery or receive any vaccinations
- If you have heart or lung problems
- If you are breast-feeding, pregnant, or planning to become pregnant
- If you have had hepatitis B or are a carrier of hepatitis B virus. Your doctor should check you closely for signs of a hepatitis infection during treatment with Rituxan and for several months after treatment ends
You may also want to ask your doctor:
- How selective B-cell targeted therapy works
- How Rituxan is different than other treatments you've taken
- How Rituxan is different than other treatments available to you
- How Rituxan could benefit you
- If Rituxan is right for you
- What Rituxan's treatment schedule is
- What Rituxan's potential side effects are
- If there's anything else you should know about Rituxan
Rituxan FAQs
For a list of frequently asked questions about Rituxan (and their answers),
