It’s mainly used for treating autoimmune issues like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ulcerative colitis. This stuff belongs to a category of immunosuppressants called JAK inhibitors. How it works is by adjusting the immune response to cut down on inflammation in the joints or colon.
It’s available as film-coated pills in either a 5 mg or 10 mg dose. For grown-ups, they usually take 5 mg twice a day. That adds up to a total of 10 mg each day.
The med comes in bottles with 60 tablets each. You’re supposed to swallow the pill whole. No chewing or breaking the coating, please.
Tofacitinib is like the generic version of something that used to go by the name Xeljanz.
