Simponi - new RA drug, maybe soon crohn's drug too?

The makers of remicade, have released another anti-tnf drug, simponi:

www.nytimes.com/2009/04/25/business/25drug.html?ref=health

Someone posted earlier today or yesterday about an injectable remicade - perhaps this is what they were talking about. I know this is approved only for RA now, but perhaps soon it will be approved for crohn's as well. The more choices we have, the better right?

Choices are great when your running out of them i'm going to check it out or ask me GI when i go up next month thanks for the info. Jenn

here is more info:

http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/04-24-2009/0005012746&EDATE=

This does not seem to have been tested for ibd patients, but seems to work the same way as humira/remcaide, etc

I think it is based on human protein.

Good luck Mike.

I realize this post is several years old but doing a Google search for crohns and Simponi this thread shows up on the front page and I still feel it contains valuable information. As of April 2016 Simponi is still not FDA approved for crohns. My GI dr is wanting me to give Simponi a shot since Humira, remicade and cimzia stopped working for me. Also many of you state that Simponi only treats uc and that's wrong. It also helps RA, and since it works on inflammation in RA and UC it obviously is not limited to inflammation in the colon. That being said, crohns can affect anywhere from the mouth to the anus so the colon is included in crohns. My crohns effects my colon and small intestine. I plan on starting Simponi in the next few weeks as long as my insurance gives prior authorization. Hopefully they do since I'm running out of options. Been in the hospital 3 times in the last month and even more over the last 6 months. Really hoping I won't need another small bowel resection or a colostomy bag. The price of Simponi with my insurance makes my monthly copay $150, but with the Simponi co pay card it knocks it down to $5, similer to the copay card for Humira. I like hearing that this tnf blocker was made from humans and no rats and also doesn't cause antibodies as I had developed them from Humira. Actually laying in the hospital bed now getting fluids and meds pumped in my iv trying to get my symptoms more manageable. Playing a wait and see game with my blue cross blue shield of Kansas is not fun. Probably end up trying cbd/ cannabis oil if Simponi doesn't work.