ORENCIA: FDA Approved Drugs and User Comments

Drug Name	Active Ingredients	Strength	Dosage Form/Route	Marketing Status
ORENCIA	ABATACEPT	250MG	INJECTABLE; IV (INFUSION)	Prescription

User Comments:

For Rheumatoid Arthritis “It made me extremely nauseous.”

17cherry (taken for 1 to 6 months) February 27, 2018

For Rheumatoid Arthritis “I had had success with Actemra, but at the 11 month mark, I had a heart attack and an upper GI bleed, both believed to be caused by the Actemra. So, we changed to Orencia, primarily because it has a lower incidence of side effects. It did take 5-1/2 months for the Orencia to start working, but it is now working well, and I feel like it continues to improve. I do take it in combination with methotrexate. I have not had any side effects. I am very pleased by how much Orencia has helped me.”

Barb B (taken for 6 months to 1 year) February 9, 2018

For Rheumatoid Arthritis “Unfortunately Orencia did not work for me. I waited six months to see if it would work. It did nothing for me, but at least I didnât have any side effects from it. I wish they could come up with a test to figure out what medication will work for who. Itâs terrible wasting time waiting for something that may never happen.”

Jd7 (taken for 1 to 6 months) November 19, 2017

For Rheumatoid Arthritis “I had the worse experience with this Orencia medicine. I kept waiting for the six months that they said it takes to work. In the process, I got worse than ever . It not only didn’t work but made me worse. I was so mad that I waited so long in vain. I will never try another medication that supposedly take that long to work.”

Aassoorr October 16, 2017

For Rheumatoid Arthritis “I have been on Orencia for 3.5 years and diagnosed 4 years ago. I am so thankful that I responded so well to this medication. Orencia was the first medication and hopefully, the last. Since my first infusion, in 2013, and the symptoms were finally being held at bay, I have not had any issues to date. I, whole heartily, 100% recommend Orecina. It saved my life and gave me my life back. I hope it’ll do the same for you.”

ShellyMoe (taken for 2 to 5 years) September 29, 2017

For Rheumatoid Arthritis “I’ve been doing the infusion for three months now. It hasn’t improved any of my symptoms at all. Day of infusion I get severe low back/hip pain & I’m exhausted. The two days following I sleep a lot & feel awful.”

Keatonsmm (taken for 1 to 6 months) June 20, 2017

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