Art on the wall of the St. Regis suite where I spent my honeymoon weekend a year and a half ago. No, the photo is not blurred – note that sharp edges of the canvas.
Yesterday, Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy experienced not one, but two, episodes of blurred vision – each lasting about half an hour. It [...]
Remicade Dream: Open Letter To Myself On Prednisone
Dear Prednisone Me,
You will be starting a high taper soon in order to knock down the flare you’re currently experiencing, and I know that you usually have trouble thinking clearly when that happens. Your energy will be running high, but you’ll also have a hard time focusing. So here are some thoughts that I hope [...]
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Did The Patient Fail The Treatment Or Did We Fail The Patient?
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But what caught my eye and generated my pre-caffeine ire was in the opening sentence, terminology used in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, words that I admit to have even uttered myself:
WASHINGTON–The Food and Drug Administration Friday approved a new type of drug by Roche Holding AG’s Genentech unit to treat rheumatoid arthritis in patients who [...]
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Actemra
U.S. approves Roche’s Actemra arthritis drug
WASHINGTON, Jan 08 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Roche Holding AG’s (ROG.VX) Actemra to treat rheumatoid arthritis, the company said on Friday.
The drug, made by Roche’s Genentech unit, is already approved for use in Europe and Japan and is expected by the company to become [...]
25 Years In Arthritis: New Treatments, New Hope
Biologics, Other Advancements Have Helped Those With Painful Condition
When MedPage Today contacted Dr. Joan Von Feldt to talk about the changes she’d witnessed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) care in the past 25 years, she offered one piece of advice:
“I hope, in your article, you reflect the excitement that rheumatologists have in managing this disease, because [...]
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11:00 am Saturday morning – I have one hour to take a bath, get dressed, and head over to the local health clinic in order to get another Diclofenac injection. The silver lining to the situation is that even though a large number of joints are in pain, they are at least continuing to move. [...]
New Warnings For A Popular Rub-On Pain Reliever
12/15/09 A federal agency has announced new warnings for all products containing diclofenac sodium, including Voltaren Gel, because the medications have been linked to reports of serious liver damage resulting in transplants and deaths.
Read More: http://www.arthritistoday.org/news/drug-warning-liver-damage025.php
Hat tip to Arthritis_IA for sharing this link. I ‘ve been using Voltaren Gel 2-3 times a week for months [...]
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Carla’s Corner: Everything Enbrel
I started on Enbrel (rather unexpectedly) on December 9, 2009. I had been taking Simponi, which I loved, it just didn’t last more than a week. (See Simponi Synopsis page for further information.) My rheumatologist decided I needed to switch and, since I was due for my shot, switched me right then and there.
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