Tag: medication
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Benlysta
A belimumab injection (Benlysta) is prescribed with other medications as treatment to patients of systemic lupus erythematosus. This type of medication is known as a monoclonal antibody and acts to block the activity of certain proteins of patients with symptoms of lupus. Benlysta has been shown to be less effective on African-American patients with symptoms…
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Medication for SLE Lupus Symptoms
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) symptoms are common in almost all lupus patients. Lupus is an autoimmune disease and because of that, also a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect many different areas of the body. The overactivity of the immune system by the lupus disease can cause unwanted responses by the body, one of which…
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New Trial Testing Benlysta as Injectable
The Lupus Research Institute is pleased to alert people with lupus of a new Phase III trial testing the efficacy, safety and tolerability of the recently approved Benlysta(r) as a once-a-week injectable rather than the existing intravenous formulation. For more information, visit clinicaltrials.gov and search for trial NCT01484496. Full story
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Benlysta Continues to Gain Increased Market Share among U.S. Rheumatologists Six-Months Post-Launch
More rheumatologists are prescribing Benlysta for lupus The LaunchTrends(R): Benlysta Wave 3 report, which measures product uptake and commercial effectiveness at six months post launch, finds that over half of surveyed rheumatologists have initiated trial on Benlysta, up from 36% at three months post-launch and significantly higher than 25% at one month post-launch. One of…
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Old Drug May Learn New Tricks
An existing drug, Acthar, is being explored by Questcor for its potential use for treating lupus. The company is talking to top lupus experts about its potential benefits based on success in other autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and nephrotic syndrome. Full story
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How Do You Get Lupus Treatment?
The treatment of lupus can be complex, and should always involve specialists for each affected body system. Doctors use a combination of approaches to try to reduce the symptoms of the disease without causing negative side effects from the lupus treatment. The goal of the lupus treatment is to reduce the swelling to protect organs…
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What is Drug-Induced Lupus?
Drug-induced lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disorder that is brought on by a reaction to medication. Drug-induced lupus erythematosus is similar to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is an autoimmune disorder, which means the body mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. However, drug-induced lupus is caused by a hypersensitive reaction to medication. You can get lupus from…
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How Do You Get Lupus from Medications?
You can’t get lupus from medications, but taking a new medication or stopping a a lupus medication can cause you to have lupus flares. A lupus flare is when you are experiencing lupus symptoms that come for a brief period of time and then go away. Some doctors like to use the term remission, but…
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Anthera Pharmaceuticals Completes Interim B-Cell Analysis of PEARL-SC Study
Positive preliminary results for new lupus drug currently enrolling in Phase 3 clinical trial Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs to treat serious diseases associated with inflammation, today announced positive interim biomarker data from the PEARL-SC phase 2b clinical study in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Full story
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New Lupus Drug Benlysta Approved
The FDA has approved Benlysta, the first new lupus drug since 1955. Benlysta reduces lupus activity; it’s hoped the drug will help patients reduce their need for steroids.