Tofascan 11mg Tablet

Tofascan 11mg Tablet contains the active substance tofacitinib. It is a disease-modifying anti-rheumatoid drug (DMARD) belonging to the class of immunomodulators. It is used alone or with other medications to treat rheumatoid arthritis (a condition in which the body attacks its joints, causing pain, swelling, and loss of function) in adults who are unable to take or do not respond to other medications. It is also used to treat psoriatic arthritis (a condition that causes joint pain and swelling, and scales on the skin). It is also indicated for treating adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. Other uses of Tofascan 11mg Tablet include ankylosing spondylitis (an inflammatory disease of the spine). It is also used to treat active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a long-term disease that mainly causes pain and swelling of the joints in patients 2 years of age and older. The medicine works by decreasing the activity of the immune system. Inform your physician if you have a severe blood infection, active tuberculosis, or liver problems. Notify your doctor if you have ever had or currently have a hepatitis B infection because this medicine could cause the hepatitis B to become active again. Do not take Tofascan 11mg Tablet if you are allergic to tofacitinib or any other ingredients in this medicine. Inform your healthcare professional if you have any symptoms of an infection, such as fever, sweating, chills, muscle aches, cough, shortness of breath, weight loss, skin sores, difficulty or pain when swallowing, diarrhoea, or stomach pain. Before initiating treatment, inform your physician if you have kidney, heart, lung, or liver problems, a history of tuberculosis, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, or if you are a current or past smoker.

Rheumatoid arthritis Psoriatic arthritis Ankylosing spondylitis Ulcerative colitis Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis Juvenile psoriatic arthritis

Tofascan 11mg Tablet is a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) belonging to the category of Janus Kinase Inhibitors. Janus kinase is a type of enzyme (tyrosine kinase) involved in the signalling of cytokine receptors. Tofascan 11mg Tablet works by inhibiting Janus kinases, and interferes with the transcription of genes involved in cell growth and differentiation.

Your doctor will decide the dose and duration of the treatment based on your disease condition, severity, and other factors. Take the tablets as prescribed by your doctor. Do not break, crush, or chew the tablets. Swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water. Take the tablet with or without food.

Side effects are unwanted symptoms caused by medicines. Even though all drugs cause side effects, not everyone gets them. Common Increased cholesterol levels Headache Painful urination Inflammation of the nose Cough Shortness of breath Diarrhea Skin rashes Serious Lung cancer White blood cell cancer Heart attack Fever and chills Blood in the stool Stomach pain or abdominal pain Skin blisters

This medicine may interfere with vaccines, inform your physician about all your vaccination history. This medicine may impair fertility; talk to your doctor before taking this medicine. Your doctor will regularly do lab tests to check whether the medicine is working. Do not breastfeed during the treatment with this medicine and for at least 36 hours after your last dose. This medicine may make you bleed, bruise, or get infections more easily. Take precautions to prevent illness and injury.