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Short answer Living with adalimumab: what to watch for Common questions Related questions Sources**Adalimumab injections can cause pain or redness where you inject, headaches, nausea, and an increased risk of infections.**
You may have mild symptoms, but infections can become serious because adalimumab reduces your ability to fight them. Your medical history and other medicines that suppress your immune system affect your risk. Less common serious problems include severe allergic reactions, liver or nerve problems, worsening heart failure, and certain cancers. Rotate injection sites and contact your prescriber about symptoms that worsen or do not go away.
Living with adalimumab: what to watch for
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What are the side effects of Adalimumab Injection?
Adalimumab can cause injection site redness, itching, pain, or swelling, plus headaches, nausea, and infections. It reduces your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. Less common serious risks include allergic reactions, liver or nerve problems, worsening heart failure, and certain cancers. Call your prescriber promptly if you develop fever, a persistent cough, painful urination, unusual bruising, or yellow skin or eyes. Call 911 for trouble breathing or swelling of your face or throat. Rotate injection sites and report reactions that worsen or persist.