Using biologic therapy, we can try and tailor the treatment towards getting a particular person's rheumatoid arthritis under better control. There's no one-size-fits-all type of an answer for ...

Biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) do not appear to negatively impact fertility among women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA), according to study ...

In recent years, there's been a revolution in Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, known as DMARDs, available to control RA, driven largely by biologic therapies. What are these agents ...

Original Medicare covers most medically necessary treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including biologics like adalimumab (Humira), etanercept (Enbrel), infliximab (Remicade, Inflectra), and ...

Exploring Regulatory Affairs, the discipline dedicated to ensuring that new drugs and biologics are safe, effective, and ...

The most recent biologic therapy to receive marketing approval, tocilizumab, was evaluated in a 24-week, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (RADIATE) of patients with RA who demonstrated an ...

Medication options are numerous for treating RA. They include over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription anti-inflammatory ...

Patients with RA who have used b/tsDMARDs demonstrated similar risks for multiple myeloma when compared with those taking only csDMARDs.

A safe and effective oral drug would threaten several multibillion-dollar biologic franchises, not only in rheumatoid arthritis but also in several other autoimmune conditions, including Crohn's ...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who use biological DMARDs are unlikely to achieve sustained DMARD-free remission.

Original Medicare covers most medically necessary rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatments, including biologics. Medicare Part D or Part B covers eligible prescription drug expenses. Which one covers ...

Switching among biologic therapies is common practice in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have an inadequate response or intolerable adverse events. Evidence from observational studies and ...