The Food and Drug Administration recently approved Benlysta (belimumab) to treat patients with active, autoantibody-positive lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus) who are receiving standard therapy, including corticosteroids, antimalarials, immunosuppressives, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Prior to Benlysta, FDA last approved drugs to treat lupus, Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) and corticosteroids, in 1955. Aspirin was approved to treat lupus in [...]
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The Study: BLISS-52 On July 20, 2009, Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline announced positive results from their Phase-III, double-blind, placebo-controlled lupus clinical trial. This 52-week study, also known as BLISS-52, enrolled 865 patients in 13 countries outside North America and randomized active lupus patients to 10mg/kg active drug (Belimumab, also known as Benlysta), 1 [...] Jazz Pharmaceuticals, the Palo Alto, Calif., drug maker, said on Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to clear for marketing JZP-6, a potential treatment for fibromyalgia. In a complete response letter to the company, the FDA addressed “the need for additional clinical studies, the appropriate patient population, methods for ensuring safe use, [...] Tip 1: Make Sure You Really Have Osteoarthritis While to some of you, today’s tip might be very basic. It is absolutely essential that you make sure your diagnosis is correct before you begin wasting money on treatments that are not designed to help your specific situation. Tip 2: Searching For Just Arthritis Pain Relief? [...] An analysis of 19 studies provides additional evidence of increased asthma risk in children and adults given acetaminophen. The study’s lead author told Reuters Health, while this type of study isn’t the best way to prove that the medication actually causes the illness, it does show that the relationship should be investigated further. “We know [...] |
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