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Are painful swollen hands and fingers a PMR flare?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (157)
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@dadcue : What was the biologic called and can it be obtained without a prescription? Thanks.

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DadCue | @dadcue | Jun 20 9:33am

The biologic was called Actemra (tocilizumab). It is FDA approved for several autoimmune conditions. It was FDA approved for GCA about 7 years ago. My rheumatologist was reading the research studies when Actemra was approved for GCA. He thought Actemra should work for PMR. He had to get authorization to prescribe it to me.

https://creakyjoints.org/acr-2019/tocilizumab-actemra-giant-cell-arteritis-prolonged-remission/
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