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Many Patients Discontinue Tofacitinib by Year 1; Fasinumab Promising for Pain

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  November 2, 2016


References

  1. Prime Therapeutics LLC. New release: Prime Therapeutics research finds nearly half of members discontinue costly rheumatoid arthritis drug after one year—use of tofacitinib (Xeljanz) is low, but increasing. PRNewsWire. 2016 Sep 27.
  2. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. News release: Regeneron and Teva provide update on fasinumab clinical development programs. 2016 Oct 17.

 

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