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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
What is the most important information I should know about SKYRIZI® (risankizumab-rzaa)?
SKYRIZI may cause serious side effects, including infections. SKYRIZI is a prescription medicine that may lower the
ability of your immune system to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections. Your healthcare provider
should check you for infections and tuberculosis (TB) before starting treatment with SKYRIZI and may treat you for TB
before you begin treatment with SKYRIZI if you have a history of TB or have active TB. Your healthcare provider should
watch you closely for signs and symptoms of TB during and after treatment with SKYRIZI.
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Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have an infection or have symptoms of an infection, including:
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fever, sweats, or chills
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cough
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diarrhea or stomach pain
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burning when you urinate or urinating more often than normal
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Before using SKYRIZI, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
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have any of the conditions or symptoms listed in the section “What is the most important information I should know about
SKYRIZI?”
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have an infection that does not go away or that keeps coming back.
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have TB or have been in close contact with someone with TB.
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have recently received or are scheduled to receive an immunization (vaccine). Medications that interact with the immune
system may increase your risk of getting an infection after receiving live vaccines. You should avoid receiving live
vaccines right before, during, or right after treatment with SKYRIZI. Tell your healthcare provider that you are taking
SKYRIZI before receiving a vaccine.
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are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if SKYRIZI can harm your unborn baby.
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are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if SKYRIZI passes into your breast milk.
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Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines,
vitamins, and herbal supplements.
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What are the possible side effects of SKYRIZI?
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SKYRIZI may cause serious side effects. See “What is the most important information I should know about SKYRIZI?”
The most common side effects of SKYRIZI include upper respiratory infections, feeling tired, fungal skin infections,
headache, and injection site reactions.
These are not all the possible side effects of SKYRIZI. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.
Use SKYRIZI exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to use
it.
SKYRIZI is available in a 150 mg/mL prefilled syringe and pen.
US-SKZD-210126
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