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FDA Approves Tofacitinib for Young Patients with Active Polyarticular JIA

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  October 9, 2020

Tofacitinib is now FDA approved to treat patients 2 years and older with active, polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

FDA Updates Boxed Warning of Benzodiazepines, Adding Risks for Abuse & Addiction

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  October 7, 2020

The FDA is requiring all benzodiazepines to carry an updated boxed warning that addresses the risks of misuse, abuse and addiction associated with their use.

Janus Kinase vs. TNF Inhibitors: The Context for Venous Thromboembolism Risk with RA Treatments

Larry Beresford  |  October 7, 2020

An observational study found treatment with tofacitinib resulted in only a slightly higher rate of venous thromboembolism than tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Nerve Growth Factor Inhibitor Study Highlights Promise as an OA Pain Treatment

Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD  |  October 1, 2020

A study highlights the potential of fasinumab, an anti-nerve growth factor monoclonal antibody, as a pain treatment for osteoarthritis (OA) patients. Research into the risks and benefits of this therapeutic class for OA are ongoing…

RA Patients Taking Either 15 mg or 30 mg Dose of Upadacitinib Experience Improvement

Arthritis & Rheumatology  |  October 1, 2020

The SELECT-EARLY MTX-controlled trial examined the safety and efficacy of upadacitinib, a potent, reversible jakinib, as monotherapy in patients with moderately to highly active RA and poor prognostic features who are either naive for or have limited exposure to methotrexate.

Oxford University to Study Adalimumab as Potential COVID-19 Treatment

Josephine Mason & Kate Kelland  |  September 30, 2020

LONDON (Reuters)—Oxford University said on Wednesday it will study whether the prescription medicine, adalimumab (Humira), is an effective treatment for COVID-19 patients—the latest effort to repurpose existing drugs as potential coronavirus therapies. Adalimumab, which is sold by AbbVie, is a type of anti-inflammatory known as an anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) drug. Recent studies have shown…

FDA Receives Upadacitinib Application for Ankylosing Spondylitis & Approves Tramadol Hydrochloride Oral Solution

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  September 30, 2020

In August, Abbvie submitted a new drug application for upadacitinib to treat ankylosing spondylitis. And in September, the FDA approved an oral solution of tramadol hydrochloride for pain.

PCSK9 Inhibitors May Lower Cholesterol in Patients with Statin-Associated Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy

Vanessa Caceres  |  September 23, 2020

A 2019 study demonstrated the benefit of a newer drug class, PCSK9 inhibitors, to help lower cholesterol in patients with statin-associated immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy…

Monthly Belimumab Infusions Preserve Kidney Function in Some Lupus Patients

Reuters Staff  |  September 21, 2020

(Reuters Health)—Intravenous belimumab combined with standard lupus therapy can help preserve kidney function in patients with active lupus nephritis and cut the odds of death or a renal-related event by half, a phase 3 multinational study has concluded.1 After two years of therapy, 43% of 224 volunteers getting the drug monthly showed a renal response…

U.S. & E.U. Differ on Filgotinib for RA

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  September 14, 2020

This summer, the FDA rejected a new drug application for filgotinib to treat RA in the U.S., but a European Medicines Agency committee issued a positive opinion, moving filgotinib closer to authorized use in the E.U.

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