Common side effects of Simponi include: Upper respiratory tract infection Reaction at the site of the injection Viral infections (such as flu and oral cold sores) Other, more serious side effects, can include: Serious infections (including TB) Hepatitis B infection in people who carry the virus in their blood Heart failure Nervous system problems Immune system problems (rarely some people have developed symptoms similar to Lupus) Liver problems Blood problems Allergic reactions Psoriasis Children and adults taking TNF blockers - such as Simponi - there may be an increased risk in getting lymphoma or other cancers
Patients should be counseled to store the medication away from the freezer compartment and to be aware of areas in their refrigerator that may be prone to freezing
At a past Phelps Health diabetes support group meeting, Phelps Health Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator Tyler Craft, PharmD, BCPS, answered frequently asked questions about Mounjaro
Lead Researcher Spotlight Professor Frank Ng, PhD Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Professor Frank Ng led the pioneering research team that developed AOD-9604 in the 1990s as part of efforts to create a targeted anti-obesity therapeutic derived from human growth hormone
