Celebrity Chef Sandra Lee Offers Recipes and Shortcuts in the Kitchen to People with Rheumatoid... (reatment with ORENCIA. Allergic react...)

Celebrity Chef Sandra Lee Offers Recipes and Shortcuts in the Kitchen to People with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Date:2/27/2008

reatment with ORENCIA.

Allergic reactions are usually mild or moderate, generally occur within the first 24 hours of an infusion, and include hives, swollen face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, or trouble breathing. There have been some serious allergic reactions reported in patients after receiving an infusion of ORENCIA.

There have been rare cases of certain kinds of cancer in patients receiving ORENCIA. The role of ORENCIA in the development of cancer is not known.

The more common side effects with ORENCIA are headache, upper respiratory tract infection, sore throat, and nausea.

For Full Prescribing Information, please visit http://www.ORENCIA.com or http://www.bms.com

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Accessed May 2006.

(2) 2007 Bristol-Myers Squibb Rheumatoid Arthritis Study, Update 3. GFK

Roper Public Affairs & Media. June 11, 2007.

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National Institutes of Health. U.S. Department of Health and Human

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(5) ORENCIA(R) (abatacept). Prescribing Information. Bristol-Myers Squibb.