Pfizer has received approval from the US FDA for its rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drug, Xeljanz, which is the first approved RA treatment in a new class of medicines known as Janus kinase inhibitors ...

Biologics are sometimes referred to as biopharmaceuticals, or biological drugs, and are administered under close medical supervision. Biologics target different pathways in the immune system to treat ...

In another study of 23,810 patients with RA from Quebec (Canada ... The unadjusted rate ratios for hematologic malignancies after drug exposure were: MTX 1.18 (95% CI: 0.99–1.40); azathioprine ...

Male and female patients ≥18 years of age were included by private practice rheumatologists if they had active RA according to ... treatment with the study medication was initiated, a washout ...

ROACH: I'm a 67-year-old healthy male, but I do take Humira for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It does a wonderful job for me with no side effects. It does such a good job that I can periodically extend ...

"RA was associated with higher health care expenditures, particularly prescription medication costs, and was associated with suboptimal quality of life," the authors write. "Prescribers should ...

which is considered end stage RA. At this stage, your joints become fused and stop working. Your doctor may recommend a combination of medication and self-management strategies to treat severe RA ...

The UT administration's Drugs Control Wing conducted extensive raids on chemist shops in Manimajra, uncovering violations including unlicensed drug sales and absence of qualified pharmacists.

By leveraging AI, drug developers are moving beyond incremental gains in efficiency and engaging previously undruggable ...

Eli Lilly has opted to end a phase 2 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) trial of a drug it is developing with Korea’s Hanmi Pharmaceuticals, according to press reports. The Korea Biomedical Review cited ...

Two former mayors of Toronto, an addiction physician and other community advocates urged Premier Doug Ford's government to reverse its decision to close safe consumption sites in Toronto at a news ...

London police are investigating a death at the city’s safe drug consumption site. The death occurred Tuesday afternoon at Carepoint Consumption and Treatment Service that provides a supervised ...