This sheet is about exposure to apremilast in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is apremilast? Apremilast is a prescription medication that helps treat the symptoms of moderate to severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, plaque psoriasis, and the oral (mouth) ulcers associated with Behcet’s disease. Apremilast is marketed under the brand name Otezla®. For information on psoriasis and …
The Baby Blog: Psoriatic Arthritis
Certolizumab Pegol (Cimzia®)
This sheet is about exposure to certolizumab pegol in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is certolizumab pegol? Certolizumab pegol is a medication used to treat autoimmune conditions. It is called a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor because it binds and blocks TNF, a substance in the body that causes inflammation in the joints, spine, and skin. Certolizumab pegol is sold under the …
Etanercept (Enbrel®)
This sheet is about exposure to etanercept in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is etanercept? Etanercept is a prescription medication used to treat some autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. For more information, please see the MotherToBaby fact sheets on rheumatoid arthritis at …
Tofacitinib (Xeljanz®, Xeljanz XR®)
This sheet is about exposure to tofacitinib in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is tofacitinib? Tofacitinib is a prescription medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ulcerative colitis. More information on these conditions can be found in our fact sheets at https://mothertobaby.org/fact-sheets/rheumatoid-arthritis/, …
Infliximab (Remicade®)
This sheet is about exposure to infliximab in a pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare providers. What is infliximab? Infliximab is a medication used to treat autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis. For more information, please see the MotherToBaby fact sheets on rheumatoid arthritis …
