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I suspect there are many people out there who have PMR along with inflammatory arthritis with...
are many people out there who have PMR ... inflammation pathway is implicated in PMR ... Maybe someday people with PMR/GCA will ... text=Currently%2C%20tocilizumab%20(Actemra
Posted: Jun 10, 2023
Did you need to submit any medical records or sign a consent to release your medical...
However, Medicare will cover Actemra ... is being used for GCA but not for PMR ... Is Actemra working for you?
Posted: Apr 23, 2023
Hi @debjohn67, You might find these discussions on Actemra helpful: --- Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR??:...
helpful: --- Actemra (Tocilizumab) ... to treat PMR?? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/actemra-tocilizumab-to-treat-pmr ... (Tocilizumab) with PMR? ... discussion/how-hard-is-it-to-get-on-actemra-tocilizumab-with-pmr
Discussion: Diabetes and PMR
Posted: Jun 28, 2023
I don't wish to suggest that Actemra is a perfect solution for PMR/GCA. My rheumatologist didn't...
I don't wish to suggest that Actemra ... is a perfect solution for PMR/GCA. ... He just wanted me to try Actemra because ... I'm happy that I tried Actemra. ... I don't know if Actemra will ever
The following link talks about a research study with Actemra (tocilizumab) for the treatment of PMR....
(tocilizumab) for the treatment of PMR ... So far, Actemra still isn't FDA ... approved for PMR. ... authorized my rheumatologist to treat PMR ... another biologic that is approved for PMR
Welcome @nancy334, Sorry to hear you are still struggling with PMR after 3 and half years....
hear you are still struggling with PMR ... might find helpful: --- Rinvoq for PMR ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/rinvoq/ --- Actemra ... (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR?? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/actemra-tocilizumab-to-treat-pmr
Kaiser Permanente Northern California seems to be treating Actemra and Kevzara as interchangeable with Actemra their...
Northern California seems to be treating Actemra ... and Kevzara as interchangeable with Actemra ... I think this is becasue they get Actemra ... Actemra is approved for GCA (but not ... PMR) and Kevzara is approved for PMF
Are your concerns about side effects from Actemra or that it might not work? I had...
your concerns about side effects from Actemra ... serious problems after 12 years of PMR ... If Actemra didn't work, plan B ... If I had side effects, then Actemra ... There are some contraindications to Actemra
Posted: Oct 19, 2023
Actemra is FDA approved for GCA only. Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR only. Either of...
Actemra is FDA approved for GCA only ... Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR only ... United States if a patient has both PMR ... Being a relatively young male when PMR ... After Actemra was started, I got off
How are you doing with Actemra? I think you were lucky to start Actemra as quickly...
not so sure managing the symptoms of PMR ... long term prednisone and waiting for PMR ... how many of my symptoms were from PMR ... I'm not sure my symptoms were PMR ... controlling my PMR symptoms and I
Posted: Jul 1, 2023
Yes, definitely sounds like PMR. My pain started with shoulders, just as you described. Has your...
Yes, definitely sounds like PMR. ... prednisone that pretty much confirms PMR ... of one or both are associated with PMR ... because of a wonder biologic called Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 31, 2023
Perhaps if your PMR pain is localized, this could be an option. In my case the...
Perhaps if your PMR pain is localized ... sixty) mg/day), weekly injections of Actemra ... Actemra is a much more narrowly targeted ... So Actemra is also localized in a sense
When your cortisol level is low, the body loses the ability to regulate inflammation. It seems...
It seems to happen frequently to PMR ... People with PMR frequently have flares ... seems to me, the biologic I took (Actemra ... Maybe Kevzara will work the same as Actemra
Actemra is the biologic I currently take as a monthly infusion. Four years ago, new research...
Actemra is the biologic I currently ... research showed encouraging results with Actemra ... Currently, Actemra is FDA approved for ... called Kevzara and is FDA approved for PMR
If Kevzara didn't work then I doubt Actemra will work but it might be worth a...
Kevzara didn't work then I doubt Actemra ... My rheumatologist said if Actemra didn ... As a 5 year veteran of PMR and long ... Whether you have PMR or adrenal insufficiency