New SIMPONI(TM) Data Show Long-Term Efficacy in Treatment of Rheumatoid...(first once-monthly subcutaneous anti-TNF...)

Date:10/19/2009

first once-monthly subcutaneous anti-TNF-alpha therapy, SIMPONI is approved for the treatment of RA, PsA and ankylosing spondylitis in the United States, Europe and Canada, and is available either through the SIMPONI SmartJect autoinjector or a prefilled syringe. For more information about SIMPONI, visit www.SIMPONI.com.

Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. developed and discovered SIMPONI and has exclusive marketing rights to the product in the United States. Following regulatory approvals, Schering-Plough will assume exclusive marketing rights outside the United States except in Japan, Indonesia and Taiwan, where SIMPONI will be co-marketed by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation and Janssen Pharmaceutical Kabushiki Kaisha; Hong Kong, where SIMPONI will be exclusively marketed by Janssen-Cilag; and China, where SIMPONI will be exclusively marketed by Xian-Janssen. Centocor Ortho Biotech, Janssen-Cilag and Xian-Janssen are wholly owned subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson.

Important Safety Information

SIMPONI is a prescription medicine. SIMPONI can lower your ability to fight infections. There are reports of serious infections caused by bacteria, fungi, or viruses that have spread throughout the body, including tuberculosis (TB) and histoplasmosis. Some of these infections have been fatal. Your doctor will test you for TB before starting SIMPONI and will monitor you for signs of TB during treatment. Tell your doctor if you have been in close contact with people with TB. Tell your doctor if you have been in a region (such as the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys and the Southwest) where certain fungal infections like histoplasmosis or coccidioidomycosis are common.

You should not start SIMPONI if you have any kind of infection. Tell your doctor if you are prone to or have a history of infections or have diabetes. You should also tell your doctor if you are c
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SOURCE Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. Copyright©2009 PR Newswire. All rights reserved

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