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Are you aware that Actemra needs to be stopped if he has any infection? Prednisone puts...
Are you aware that Actemra needs to ... with Reactive Arthritis long before PMR ... Maybe waiting until you know for sure Actemra
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The problem with testing for adrenal insufficiency is because cortisol levels can't be tested reliably until...
Not many people with PMR/GCA can do ... people on long term prednisone for PMR ... maintain my 3 mg dose of prednisone after Actemra ... taper off prednisone quickly after PMR ... do that easily for 20 years before PMR
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I was diagnosed with GCA in January 2020 - my sed rate was 117 - and...
I began getting weekly Actemra injections ... Here are links to some info about Actemra ... tocilizumab-shows-promise-as-a-new-treatment-for-gca-pmr ... /
https://www.actemra.com/gca/about-actemra ... /actemra-for-gca.html
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Hello @leerow60, Welcome to Connect. I can't begin to imagine how difficult your journey with GCA,...
how difficult your journey with GCA, PMR ... You mentioned they are going to try Actemra ... (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR?? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/actemra-tocilizumab-to-treat-pmr ... /
Have you started on Actemra yet
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Remember Kevzara (Sarilumab) because it is FDA approved for PMR. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231025/Scientists-achieve-breakthrough-in-treating-neglected-polymyalgia-rheumatica.aspx#:~:text=%22Our%20findings%20show%20promise%20that,is%20common%20among%20older%20people. Actemra (tociliumab) is only FDA...
Sarilumab) because it is FDA approved for PMR ... Actemra (tociliumab) is only FDA approved ... Both Kevzara and Actemra work basically ... Since GCA and PMR are closely associated ... with Actemra and to follow the GCA
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