A low level of cortisol in the blood can be caused by: Problems that affect the adrenal glands directly, such as Addison's disease or a tuberculosis infection of the adrenal glands. Problems with the pituitary gland that affect the adrenal glands, such as cancer or a head injury.
Sometimes people with rheumatoid arthritis who are not also taking methotrexate get an injection every week. For those with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, the usual initial dose of Humira is 160 mg on the first one or two days of treatment, followed two weeks later by 80 mg.Two weeks after that, you would probably start a maintenance dose of 40 mg every other week.umira is a type of medication called a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blocker, or anti-TNF drug. TNF blockers help reduce inflammation and slow the progression of inflammatory conditions by targeting TNF, a substance produced by the immune system that causes inflammation in the body.
The recommended dose of Humira for patients with enthesitis-related arthritis 6 years of age and older is 24 mg/m 2 body surface area up to a maximum single dose of 40 mg adalimumab administered every other week via subcutaneous injection.ach 0.8 ml single dose pre-filled syringe or pre-filled pen or vial contains 40 mg of adalimumab. Adalimumab is a recombinant human monoclonal antibody expressed in Chinese Hamster Ovary cells. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.