How Assistance Works
Streamlining our patient’s specialty pharmacy experience with unmatched full-service convenience
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1. Check Your Coverage/Benefits Verification
Our team of expert billers finds the best avenues of coverage that minimize out-of-pocket costs.
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2. Transfer Prescription to AmeriPharma®
We process your prescription by working with your previous pharmacy or prescriber, making the transition quick and easy.
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3. Prior Authorization
Our team of specialists obtains approval from your insurance companies within 24 to 72 hours.
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4. Copay Assistance & Financial Aid
We secure financial aid and decrease copays, out-of-pocket expenses, and high deductibles. To date, AmeriPharma® Specialty Care has secured $55 million in financial assistance for our patients.
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5. Nursing Care Coordination If Needed
AmeriPharma® puts your schedule and home environment first when scheduling and coordinating one of our specialized nurses for your in-home infusions.
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6. Delivery Coordination
Medications are always delivered in strict compliance with the specific requirements for shipping. Next-day and overnight cold-chain deliveries are coordinated around your schedule.
Remicade Introduction and Uses
Remicade is a brand-name prescription product used to treat several autoimmune disorders. It is a biologic belonging to a drug class called tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers or anti-TNF agents. Biologics, also called biological products, are medications that are made in a lab using living cells.
The active molecule in Remicade is infliximab. Infliximab is a monoclonal antibody that can suppress, mimic, or enhance your immune response.
Biosimilars are biologic medications that are highly similar to an FDA-approved biologic, such as Remicade, with no clinically meaningful differences in safety, purity, or effectiveness. Biosimilars to Remicade include:
- Inflectra (infliximab-dyyb)
- Renflexis (infliximab-abda)
- Ixifi (infliximab-qbtx)
- Avsola (infliximab-axxq)
Remicade is FDA-approved to treat the following autoimmune conditions:
- Rheumatoid arthritis in adults with moderately to severely active disease, together with methotrexate
- Crohn’s disease in adults and children 6 years and older that has not responded well to other medications
- Ankylosing spondylitis in adults
- Ulcerative colitis in adults and children 6 years and older that has not responded well to other medications
- Psoriatic arthritis in adults (psoriatic arthritis causes joint pain and stiffness, and skin rashes)
- Long-lasting, severe, or disabling plaque psoriasis in adults (plaque psoriasis causes itchy, scaly, discolored patches on the skin)
Remicade Mechanism of Action
Remicade works by blocking the action of a protein in the immune system known as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). TNF-alpha plays a role in inflammation associated with several autoimmune conditions. HighTNF-alpha activity can contribute to inflammation and damage to healthy tissues.
By blocking the effects of TNF-alpha, Remicade lowers inflammation to help improve the symptoms of certain autoimmune conditions.
Important Remicade Warnings
Remicade carries FDA boxed warnings for serious infections and malignancies (cancers).
Risk of Serious Infection
This medication may increase the risk of serious infections, potentially leading to death. Examples of infections include tuberculosis (TB) and bacterial, viral, or fungal diseases that can spread throughout the body.
Before starting treatment with Remicade, your healthcare provider will test you for TB. During treatment, they will monitor you for TB signs and symptoms. If you get a serious infection during treatment, they will stop treatment with this medication.
Remicade may also reactivate hepatitis B in people who have previously had the infection. Your healthcare provider may screen you for hepatitis B before treatment and monitor you for signs of reactivation.
Risk of Certain Cancers
There have been reports of certain cancers in patients taking Remicade. These include lymphoma, cervical cancer, and skin cancer. Some of these cancers may be fatal.
Rare cases of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma, a potentially fatal type of cancer, have also been reported in patients receiving TNF blockers, including Remicade.
Talk to your healthcare provider about cancer risk specific to you.
How Remicade Copay Assistance Works
AmeriPharma® Specialty Pharmacy alleviates financial burdens for patients and their families
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Advanced software locates funding sources to match you with top-dollar foundation programs
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One of our copay assistance specialists will assist with the application process
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Automatic updates will be sent to you and your physician on the status of the funding
Remicade Administration
Remicade injection comes in a carton containing one single-dose vial. Each vial contains 100 mg of infliximab as a white powder. A healthcare provider will mix the appropriate quantity of the powder with sterile water to prepare a solution. Then, they will administer the solution as an intravenous (IV) infusion, typically over at least 2 hours. Your healthcare team will monitor you for infusion-related reactions.
Remicade Dosage
- Crohn’s disease (adults and children): 5 mg/kg IV at 0, 2, and 6 weeks. Then, 5 mg/kg IV every 8 weeks.
- Ulcerative colitis (adults and children): 5 mg/kg IV at 0, 2, and 6 weeks. Then, 5 mg/kg IV every 8 weeks.
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 3 mg/kg IV at 0, 2, and 6 weeks. Then, 3 mg/kg IV every 8 weeks, in combination with methotrexate.
- Ankylosing spondylitis: 5 mg/kg IV at 0, 2, and 6 weeks. Then, 5 mg/kg IV every 6 weeks.
- Psoriatic arthritis: 5 mg/kg IV at 0, 2, and 6 weeks. Then, 5 mg/kg IV every 8 weeks.
- Plaque psoriasis: 5 mg/kg IV at 0, 2, and 6 weeks. Then, 5 mg/kg IV every 8 weeks.
Your healthcare provider may adjust your dosage based on your condition and response to treatment.
Remicade Side Effects
Common side effects include:
- Stuffy nose
- Sinus pain
- Sore throat
- Cough
- Headache
- Feeling light-headed
- Rash
- Stomach pain
Serious side effects include:
New or worsening heart failure
- Shortness of breath
- Edema (swelling, particularly in your feet)
- Sudden weight gain
Symptoms of a Possible Heart Attack
- Pain or discomfort in the chest
- Arm pain
- Shortness of breath
- Anxiety
- Fainting
- Sweating
- Nausea or vomiting
Symptoms of a Possible Stroke
- Weakness on one side of your body
- Confusion
- Difficulty speaking, seeing, or walking
- Dizziness
- Severe headache
Liver problems
- Tiredness
- Fever
- Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes)
- Dark-colored urine
- Pain on the right side of the stomach
Lupus-like syndrome
- Joint pain or swelling
- Chest discomfort
- Shortness of breath
- Skin rash that can worsen in sunlight
Other serious side effects
- Fast or slow heart rate
- Easy bruising or bleeding
- Frequent infections
- Seizures
- Vision changes
- New or worsening psoriasis
- Tuberculosis
- Cancer
Insurances Accepted
We accept Medicare, multi-state Medicaid, Medi-Cal, Blue Shield, and most private insurances. Call us to find out more about your coverage.
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