The FDA has approved two drugs designed to manage pain: buprenorphine for chronic pain and meloxicam capsules for OA pain. Lesurinad is also closer to FDA approval for treating gout…
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Rheumatologist Steven S. Overman Reflects on His Last Day of Practice, Future of Specialty
I am a few weeks post-retirement. Having written thank you notes and completed urgent home projects, I swing in a hammock at our currently fire-threatened cabin north of Winthrop, Wash., and reflect. I feel like a young boy while freely flipping pages of a hand-scribed picture book, The Principles of Uncertainty, by Maira Kalman. She…
FDA Warns ‘Don’t Use Tramadol in Children’ & More
New studies show ABT-494 is an effective alternative to anti-TNF alpha agents, as well as methotrexate, for RA. Also, the FDA issued a warning against using tramadol for young patients due to their increased risk of respiratory side effects…
Ustekinumab Can Be Used to Safely Treat Teens & More
A recent study showed ustekinumab can be used to treat teens with moderate to severe psoriasis. Also, Phase 2 trials for an analgesic combination drug show it holds promise for reducing post-operative pain…
Rituximab for RA Is Safe Long Term, Plus Oxycodone Update
Rituximab was evaluated and found safe as a long-term RA therapy. Also, FDA Advisory Committees voted on oxycodone therapies at a joint meeting.
Ankle Replacement: Are Patients with Ankle Arthritis Good Candidates?
Ankle arthritis is a debilitating condition that leaves many patients in severe pain and greatly limits their activities. Until recently, the standard treatment for bone-on-bone ankle pain has been ankle fusion, or arthrodesis, in which surgeons literally fuse the bones of the ankle joint together. However, in the past few years, total ankle replacement surgery,…
Biosimilar for Infliximab Launched in Europe
Plus, updates on arhalofenate, ALO-02, and other rheumatology drug news, safety information
Certolizumab Pegol Drug Studies Find No New Safety Issues
Plus, updates on clazakizumab, hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release capsules and other rheumatology drug news, safety information
Drug Interactions for Trimethoprim/ Sulfamethoxazole Come to Light
Plus, updates on buprenorphine, diclofenac sodium, secukinumab and other rheumatology drug news, safety information
2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Rheumatology Drug Updates, Safety News
Plus, hydrocodone combination products and brodalumab
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