DPGME is used as a solvent for paints, lacquers, resins, dyes, oil/greases, cleaners and cellulose and as a heat-transfer agent. It is frequently used as a substitute for the more toxic DEGME (diethylene glycol methyl ether). (Ref. 5.10).
The descriptions for the most commonly used codes to describe the administration of SIMPONI ARIAÂ® are: 96413 Chemotherapy administration, intravenous infusion technique, up to one hour, single or initial substance.
Serious and sometimes fatal infections, including tuberculosis (TB), a fungal infection, and other types of infection, have occurred in patients using Simponi Aria. Most patients who developed these infections were taking medicines that suppressed their immune system (eg, methotrexate, corticosteroids).