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Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP, is a freelance medical writer and editor. She is also a pharmacist at New York Presbyterian Hospital–Lower Manhattan campus. She has been a past guest lecturer at Touro College of Pharmacy in New York City for the Medical Writing elective. Dr Kaufman is a member of the New York City Society of Health-Systems Pharmacy, the New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists, the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)—Northeast Region Affiliate Chapter, the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists and the Empire State-Metropolitan NY Chapter of the American Medical Writers Association. She received her BS in Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island (URI) College of Pharmacy and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences in Boston. She also completed a Drug Information Fellowship at the URI Drug Information Center/Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, R.I. Dr Kaufman is a registered pharmacist and is a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist.

Articles by Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP

New Labeling for Infused Golimumab; Phase 3 Trial for Romosozumab Promising

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  September 16, 2015

The FDA has approved new labeling for infused golimumab to include measures of mental and physical health. Plus romosozumab meets primary endpoints in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis during a Phase 3 trial…

Guselkumab Studied to Treat RA, Plaque Psoriasis

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  September 15, 2015

Guselkumab Studied to Treat RA & Plaque Psoriasis Guselkumab (GUS) is a subcutaneously administered monoclonal antibody that targets interleukin (IL) 23.1 It is being investigated in a Phase 2 study to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PsA). On June 11, 2015, at the 2015 meeting of the European League Against…

Lupus Nephritis Therapies Compared, Plus Naming Guidance for Biosimilars

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  September 9, 2015

Comparing tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and cyclophosphamide, tacrolimus was the most efficacious. Also, biosimilars may soon be easier to differentiate…

Resunab Fast Tracked to Treat Scleroderma, Plus, Infliximab Biosimilars in Europe

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  September 2, 2015

The FDA has fast-tracked the development of a drug to treat systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma; initial clinical trials started in June. Also, a major hospital group in France has selected the biosimilar infliximab to treat its patients with RA, Crohn’s disease and psoriasis…

FDA Issues Boxed Warning for Hydroxyurea & Neutropenia May Occur after Rituximab Treatments

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  August 26, 2015

The FDA has issued a new boxed warning for Droxia (hydroxyurea). Also, according to a new study, RA patients receiving rituximab should be monitored for late-onset neutropenia…

Epratuzumab Results Disappointing, but Adalimumab Promising

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  August 19, 2015

Two Phase 3 trials have shown that epratuzumab did not meet its primary endpoints for treating SLE. Meanwhile, a Phase 3 study has shown adalimumab is effective for treating enthesitis-related arthritis in juveniles…

Biosimilar Drugs for RA Studied in Multiple Trials

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  August 17, 2015

Etanercept Biosimilars A number of Phase 3 trials are ongoing for etanercept biosimilars.1 One evaluation identified three trials in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and one in psoriasis patients. The psoriatic arthritis trial evaluated PASI as a primary endpoint and the following secondary endpoints: PASI50, PASI75, PASI90, PASI score, laboratory values, ECG, adverse events (AEs), injection…

FDA Investigates MRI Safety after Studies Find GBCA Deposits in Brain

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  August 12, 2015

The FDA is investigating the safety of MRIs using gadolinium-based contrast agents, which recent studies have shown may leave deposits of those chemicals in patients’ brain tissue after multiple scans…

Brentuximab Vedotin Enters Phase 2 Trials & More

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  August 5, 2015

Phase 2 clinical trials have begun to assess the safety of brentuximab vedotin for the treatment of SLE. Also, the FDA is reviewing an application for a once-daily tofacitinib citrate tablet to treat RA…

FDA Issues Stronger NSAIDs Warning

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  July 29, 2015

The FDA revised its warning and labeling recommendations for antiinflammatory drugs because of a greater understanding of the increased risks they pose for stroke and myocardial infarction…

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