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Rheumatology Drug Updates: Etanercept for Pediatric Plaque Psoriasis

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  June 13, 2016

Etanercept Submitted for Chronic, Severe Plaque Psoriasis in Children The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the supplemental Biologics License Application for etanercept (Enbrel) for treating pediatric patients with chronic, severe plaque psoriasis.1 The application was submitted in early January 2016 and is based on results of a one-year Phase 3 study with…

Filed under:Biologics/DMARDsConditionsDrug UpdatesOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersOther Rheumatic ConditionsPediatric Conditions Tagged with:ApprovalsBiologicsBiosimilarsclinical trialsdrugetanerceptFDAknee painOsteoarthritisPediatricplaquePsoriasisrheumatologySafety

Rheumatology Coding Corner Answer: Office Visit with DEXA Scan

From the College  |  June 13, 2016

Take the challenge. CPT: 99213-25, 77085 ICD-10: Diagnosis M81.0, Z79.52 The encounter is coded as 9913 as follows: History—The history of the present illness was extended. The review of systems was complete, and the past medical history was documented. This makes the history detailed. Examination—The examination was expanded problem focused. Medical decision making—The diagnosis was…

Filed under:Billing/CodingFrom the CollegePractice Support Tagged with:BillingCodingDEXA scanPractice Managementrheumatologistrheumatology

Rheumatology Coding Corner Question: Office Visit with DEXA Scan

From the College  |  June 13, 2016

A 67-year-old female patient with Medicare returns to the office for a follow-up of her age-related osteoporosis. She states she has an achy pain in her left hip that lasts for 30–40 minutes in the morning. Currently, she has taken ibandronate sodium and alendronate sodium for the past year, and her pain level is a…

Filed under:Billing/CodingFrom the CollegePractice Support Tagged with:BillingCodingDEXA scanPractice Managementrheumatologistrheumatology

Osteoarthritis Treatments: Monoclonal Antibody Starts Clinical Trial & Fasinumab Promising for Treating Pain

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  May 25, 2016

Recent clinical trials have evaluated the efficacy of GSK3196165, a monoclonal antibody, and fasinumab, a nerve growth factor antibody, in treating patients with osteoarthritis and pain…

Filed under:ConditionsDrug UpdatesOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:fasinumabhandhand painKnee Osteoarthritis (OA)monoclonal antibodyosteoarthritis (OA)Pain

New Bisphosphonate Therapy Recommendations for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

New Bisphosphonate Therapy Recommendations for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Kathy Holliman  |  May 13, 2016

A task force of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) has released new recommendations delineating the potential benefits and risks of prolonged therapy with oral and IV bisphosphonate therapy and providing guidance on duration of bisphosphonate therapy for postmenopausal osteoporosis.1 The task force makes clear that data and clinical experience on which…

Filed under:Clinical Criteria/GuidelinesConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:ClinicalOsteoporosisrecommendationstherapyTreatment

Romosozumab Promising for Osteoporosis Treatment; Setbacks for Fulranumab Clinical Trials

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  April 27, 2016

Two studies have shown that romosozumab is effective for increasing bone mineral density in both men and women with osteoporosis. And due to safety concerns, Janssen has dropped out of clinical trials for fulranumab, which is being studied to treat OA pain…

Filed under:Biologics/DMARDsConditionsDrug UpdatesOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:menOsteoporosisromosozumabWomen

Abaloparatide May Boost BMD in Older Women with Osteoporosis

Lorraine L. Janeczko  |  April 26, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—The investigational drug abaloparatide may help postmenopausal women increase their bone mineral density (BMD) and reduce their risk of fracture, new industry research suggests. “What was surprising and very important about this study was that, although some drugs for osteoporosis don’t work across all patient subgroups, abaloparatide provided persistent protection against fracture…

Filed under:ConditionsDrug UpdatesOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:abaloparatidebone mineral density (BMD)Osteoporosisosteoporosis treatmentspostmenopauseWomen

2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Therapies that Target Schnurri-3 Hold Promise for Osteoporosis

Thomas R. Collins  |  April 14, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO—The discovery of a promising new target for the treatment of osteoporosis has a beginning to the story that, when it comes to scientific breakthroughs, rings familiar: It started with a disappointment. Researchers in the lab of Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College—were in search…

Filed under:ConditionsMeeting ReportsOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersResearch Rheum Tagged with:2015 ACR/ARHP Annual MeetingAmerican College of Rheumatology (ACR)boneOsteoporosisResearchSchnurri-3therapyTreatment

Abaloparatide Effective for Osteoporosis & XmAb5871 Studied to Treat SLE

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  March 30, 2016

Abaloparatide has completed clinical trials, which showed the treatment to be safe and effective in reducing fracture rates in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Also, XmAb5871 is being studied to treat systemic lupus erythematosus and doesn’t destroy B cells…

Filed under:Biologics/DMARDsConditionsDrug UpdatesOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:B cellsLupusmonoclonal antibodyOsteoporosissystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Combination Therapy Bests Monotherapy in Severe Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Rita Buckley  |  March 25, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—The combination of denosumab and teriparatide improves bone microarchitecture and estimated strength more than either drug alone in women with severe postmenopausal osteoporosis, researchers have found. Dr. Joy Tsai, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues conducted a single-site, two-year, open-label, randomized controlled trial involving 94 women aged 45 or older…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:bone mineral density (BMD)combination therapydenosumabOsteoporosisosteoporosis treatmentspostmenopauseWomen

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