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There may be other drugs that can interact with adalimumab. Tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start using a new medication without telling your doctor.

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Serious and sometimes fatal infections may occur during treatment with adalimumab. Contact your doctor right away if you have signs of infection such as:

• fever, chills, sore throat, flu symptoms, weight loss;

• joint pain or swelling with fever, swollen glands, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, unusual thoughts or behavior, and/or seizure (convulsions);

• patchy skin color, red spots, or a butterfly-shaped skin rash over your cheeks and nose (worsens in sunlight);

• chest pain, ongoing cough, coughing up blood; or

• easy bruising or bleeding, pale skin, unusual weakness.

Call your doctor at once if you have any of these other serious side effects:

• feeling short of breath, even with mild exertion;

• swelling of your ankles or feet;

• red, purple, or scaly skin rash, hair loss, joint or muscle pain, mouth sores;

• confusion, seizure (convulsions);

• pain or burning when you urinate;

• numbness or tingly feeling, weakness in your legs; or

• jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).

Less serious side effects are more likely to occur, such as:

• pain, redness, itching, swelling, or bleeding where you injected the medication;

• headache;

• stuffy nose, sinus pain; or

• nausea, stomach pain.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Tell your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect.