Talking Rituxan With Your Doctor
Six months of symptom 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:
- About all the medicines you take including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements
- If you have an infection, including one that will not go away or that keeps coming back
- If you are scheduled to receive any vaccinations
- If you have heart or lung problems
- If you are breast-feeding, pregnant, or planning to become pregnant
- If you have or had hepatitis (liver) infection. If so, your doctor should check you closely for signs of hepatitis infection during treatment with Rituxan and for several months after treatment ends
You may also want to ask your doctor:
- How B-cell targeted therapy works
- How Rituxan is different than other rheumatoid arthritis treatments you've taken
- How Rituxan is different than other treatments available to you
- How Rituxan could benefit 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
Frequently asked questions about Rituxan (and their answers).
