Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
I don't know if any of you saw the news about the drug-trial-gone-wrong in France this week. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/16/world/europe/french-drug-trial-hospitalization.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0 I had originally read that the drug in question was for pain, but this article says something a little different.
We all get impatient for new treatments. We all complain about why the system is so slow and so expensive, and wonder why so few new options actually make it to the local pharmacy. Well, here's a good example of why it's just not so simple. Tragic.
We all get impatient for new treatments. We all complain about why the system is so slow and so expensive, and wonder why so few new options actually make it to the local pharmacy. Well, here's a good example of why it's just not so simple. Tragic.
I really would like some new RA drugs to come on the market. Even Xeljanz killed 3 people in American trials, and for that reason the ECM banned it forever in Europe.
If my new combo doesn't work, I am going to be begging for a trial. I'm pretty tired of severe pain, starting my second year without a med that is working.
Wow! This article is completely different from what I read. and not cannibis. So sad for the people who were so badly hurt.
I think I will trust the NYTimes over the Canadian news!
Some drugs really are heavy hitters. I am very excited about the vagus nerve stimulator. Hope it ends up offering great results and comes on the market soon.