The FDA is considering an application for subcutaneous rituximab and has approved an application for etanercept to treat pediatric patients with plaque psoriasis…
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FDA Update: Committees Recommend Approvals for Abuse-Deterrent Opioid & Brodalumab
FDA advisory committees recommend the approvals of the abuse-deterrent opioid morphine sulfate for pain and brodalumab for plaque psoriasis…
OA Knee Pain Treatment Enters Clinical Trials, Ixekizumab Receives FDA Approval & Belimumab Promising for SLE Patients
Clinical trials have begun to determine if disodium zoledronate tetrahydrate is safe and effective for treating pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis. The FDA has approved the use of ixekizumab for the treatment of plaque psoriasis. And a study has shown that patients with SLE treated with belimumab may be able to decrease steroid use…
Etanercept Biosimilars Promising in Clinical Studies
In multiple clinical studies, investigational biosimilars for etanercept were shown to be safe and effective for treating rheumatoid arthritis and moderate to severe plaque psoriasis…
Pharmacokinetic Modeling & Efficacy Extrapolation: FDA Takes New Approaches to Drug Approvals
An array of new and expanded indications of therapeutics for rheumatic disease last year relied on pharmacokinetic modeling for intravenous dosing and efficacy extrapolation for pediatric populations.
Insight into the FDA Approval of Ustekinumab Biosimilar
In late October, the FDA approved the first biosimilar to ustekinumab to treat patients with psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and other conditions. Ustekinumab-auub is expected to be available in the U.S. by 2025.
FDA Grants Interchangeable Designation to Pfizer’s Abrilada, Biosimilar to AbbVie’s Humira
On Oct. 5, Pfizer announced that Abrilada (adalimumab-afzb), its biosimilar to Humira (adalimumab), had received an interchangeable designation from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
Challenges in Psoriatic Arthritis
PHILADELPHIA—Despite a large and ever-growing number of therapeutic options for our patients with psoriatic disease, it is not uncommon for us come across scenarios in which a patient’s response to therapy does not match our expectations and our shared goals for treatment. We all have those patients—the ones whose joints improve with one drug, but…
FDA Approves Ustekinumab for Children with PsA
After examining study data from pediatric patients with both psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), the FDA approved ustekinumab as a treatment for patients aged 6–17 years old with PsA.
An Evidence-Based Drug Update & Guidance for Rheumatologists
ORLANDO—Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the past two years have been exciting for rheumatology providers and patients. We’ve seen the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approve new therapies and expand indications for established drugs. At the 2022 ACR Education Exchange, Jeffrey Curtis, MD, MS, MPH, Marguerite Jones Harbert-Gene Ball Endowed professor of medicine, Division of…
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