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Notice from Insurance about Remicade

awoenker12

awoenker12

Location
Chicago, Illinois
Hey everybody. So today in the mail, I got a notice from my insurance that says that beginning February 1 next year, they are going to switch my Remicade to a biosimilar. I am very hesitant to switch since I have done so well on Remicade. They stated that unless there is approval by my doctor to stay on Remicade, they're going to switch me to a biosimilar. My concern from what I have read is that if I switch to a biosimilar and it isn't as effective as Remicade, I won't be necessarily able to switch back to Remicade due to antibody formation. Should I reach out to my doctor about this? Any insight is appreciated. Thanks!
 
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