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There already is an alternate medication available for PMR patients. Kevzara (Sarilumab) was recently FDA approved...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/874426/
There already is an alternate medication ... available for PMR patients. ... Kevzara studies were promising for PMR ... Prednisone is still the only option ... the good people in the UK who have PMR
Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 7, 2023
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First I'd like to say I do not have PMR but GCA. However, I have two...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/873919/
I'd like to say I do not have PMR ... However, I have two friends in who have PMR ... and could not take prednisone. ... Hopefully, the option of an alternate ... medication will become available for PMR
Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 6, 2023
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Some people get Actemra (tocilizumab) approved for PMR but I don't think Actemra is approved if...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/829368/
Actemra (tocilizumab) approved for PMR ... #39;t think Actemra is approved if PMR ... I was prescribed Actemra for PMR but ... For the last 10 years he has been on prednisone ... failure of the preferred formulary alternative
Discussion: How hard is it to get on Actemra (Tocilizumab) with PMR?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 21, 2023
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The following link explains what a biologic is. https://www.verywellhealth.com/biologics-or-biological-agents-2615117?utm_campaign=15823081431-9b73ed45334a76&utm_source=googleawpaid&utm Biologics are being used more and more...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/788809/
treatment that is FDA approved for PMR ... reason it was approved was that I took prednisone ... I tried other alternatives like methotrexate ... Actemra allowed me to taper off prednisone ... I still take Actemra to treat PMR and
Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 25, 2022
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Hi @lyndee58, Welcome to Connect. Am I understanding correctly that you were diagnosed with PMR and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/788776/
correctly that you were diagnosed with PMR ... and then started on prednisone for ... the pain but had to stop the prednisone ... Did they start you on an alternative
Discussion: Can the pain of PMR be aggravated from a stomach virus?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 25, 2022