The fact that you have an illness like rheumatoid arthritis is more than enough to handle without having to deal with rheumatoid arthritis medication that has all kind of side effects. It is very frustrating and annoying if you have to deal with these kind of medication and have to go to a long and sometimes painful period of trial and error. Some rheumatoid arthritis medication will work in your situation but sometimes the side effect are worse than the drugs you need to take. There is so much we do not know about this disease that finding the right treatment can take a long time Read the rest of this entry »
Biological response modifiers (BRMS) are drugs that target inflammatory pathways in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and represent a relatively new approach to the treatment of RA.
Medications that block tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a), a pro-inflammatory cytokine important in the pathogenesis of RA, were among the first to be developed and approved for the treatment of RA. Several anti-TNF-a medications including Enbrel, Humira, and Remicade are currently marketed for the treatment of RA.
Actemra (tocilizumab) differs from currently marketed biological response modifiers that block TNF-a, since it targets interleukin-6 (IL-6), a cytokine that is also over-produced in the joints of RA patients Read the rest of this entry »
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