Tag: medication
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New Lupus Treatment Benlysta: FAQ
The FDA has approved Benlysta, the first new drug for lupus in 50 years. What is it? Which patients will benefit? Which won’t? Is it safe? WebMD’s FAQ.
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Lupus Flares
A lupus flare is a time when your lupus symptoms worsen from the lupus disease becoming more active. These flares will come and go. Lupus flares can cause different symptoms. You may experience rashes and swelling one week and no symptoms of lupus the next. Flares can occur without you even knowing it. The lupus…
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HPV vaccine Gardasil does not increase disease activity in SLE patients, study shows
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil, does not increase the incidence of flares (unpredictable worsening of symptoms signaling increased disease activity) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or lupus, and has a tolerable safety profile, according to new research.
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Glaxo’s Revolutionary Lupus Treatment Benlysta Now EU Approved
The first treatment developed for lupus in over 50 years has finally been approved by the European Union this week. The watchdog, European Medicines Agency, has backed the injectable drug that will cost Europeans $23,000 USD a year. Already approved in the United States in March 2011, the drug costs Americans $35,000 USD annually. Benlysta’s…