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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Mar 13 6:24pm | Replies (63)
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I am taking the Evenity shots once a month for the osteoporosis. I can take them for12 months. I have not heard of Kevzara. I’m going g to look into and see if maybe this is something I can take. I know I need to get off the prednisone as soon as possible but being able to function take priority. I went up .5 mg yesterday and today and I feel so much better . Will wait a few days then go back down. I feel like I need to do the physical to help with the osteoporosis.
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Kevzara (Sarilumab) is the only biologic that is FDA approved for PMR.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2303452
Biologic treatment for PMR is available in the United States.
For our British friends:
https://ard.bmj.com/content/81/Suppl_1/210.1
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There are a few peoples here who are on it - it’s a biologic like Humira and Enbrel but formulated more for PMR - and perhaps other diseases. I don’t know much about it. You could start a new post to tease out who is on it and what their feedback is.