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Does Kevzara put PMR in to remission?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 14 5:50pm | Replies (18)
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@dadcue

No problem.

I'm on Actemra which is FDA approved for GCA but was approved for me because of 12 years of PMR and long term use of prednisone. Kevzara and Actemra basically work in the same way and are in the same classification of medications -- both are IL-6 inhibitors.
https://www.hcplive.com/view/study-underlines-potential-of-il-6-inhibitors-for-polymyalgia-rheumatica
Actemra worked well for me and I enjoy being off prednisone after 12 very long years.

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besmith57 | @besmith57 | Apr 27 8:19am

I'm happy you are feeling better and off steroids. I assume both drugs are priced about the same. I've read that the cost is a deterrent.

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