Infusion Services
OPA offers a wide variety of infusion services in a comfortable, semi-private infusion room complete with individual TV, DVD and privacy curtain. Port access and ultrasound-guided vascular access available for patients with difficult to access veins. Cortisol stimulation tests are also available. Patients receive compassionate care and expertise from On-site rheumatologists and nurses with Oncology Nursing Society Biotherapy & Chemotherapy certifications.
Infusion Treatments Include:
- Actemra® (Tocilizumab) Treats moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis.
- Benlysta® (Belimumab) Treats systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Calcitriol (aka Rocaltrol,® Vectical,® Calcijex,®) Treats Vitamin D deficiency, malabsorption syndrome.
- Cytoxan® (Cyclophosphamide) Treats lupus nephritis, pulmonary fibrosis, Wegener’s granulomatosis.
- Venofer® (Iron) Treats iron deficiency anemia.
- Krystexxa® (Pegloticase) Treats tophaceous gout.
- Orencia® (Abatacept) Treats moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults who have taken other medicines for RA.
- Reclast® (Zoledronic acid) Treats osteoporosis.
- Remicade® (Infliximab) Treats rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn disease, plaque psoriasis, and ulcerative colitis.
- Rituxan® (Rituximab) Treats rheumatoid arthritis, Wegener’s granulomatosis.
- Simponi® Aria™ (Golimumab) Treats moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis in adults.
- Solu-Medrol® (Methylprednisolone) Treats acute autoimmune disease flare.
Please note that all rheumatology and infusion services require referral from a primary care provider.
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John Botson, MD, RPh, CCD
- Special Interests:
- Lupus Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoporosis Management, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Location:
- Anchorage
- Appointments:
- 907-249-5542

Ryan Ragle, MD
- Special Interests:
- General Rheumatology, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Vasculitis, Lupus Inflammatory, Myopathies
- Location:
- Anchorage
- Appointments:
- 907-249-5542