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Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR. I started a similar biologic called Actemra after 12 years...
Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR. ... started a similar biologic called Actemra ... after 12 years of PMR. ... receptor-antagonists-for-ra-management/ Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR ... Actemra worked for me ...
Posted: Nov 26, 2023
I had a long history of reactive arthritis with uveitis diagnosed 20 years before PMR was...
uveitis diagnosed 20 years before PMR ... massive amounts of prednisone before PMR ... eventually got off prednisone after Actemra ... Actemra worked well for PMR so I had ... no symptoms of PMR.
Discussion: Autoimmune changes
Posted: Nov 26, 2023
It is a pity the Kevzara is not an option for you. The same warning about...
history of diverticulitis applies to Actemra ... Diverticulitis. ... then PMR might not ... inflammatory arthritis instead of PMR ... ; I have reactive arthritis and PMR ... However most of the pain stopped when Actemra
Posted: Nov 10, 2023
I'm blessed too because I receive Actemra infusions at the VA. The VA submits an insurance...
though I have only been diagnosed with PMR ... other autoimmune conditions including PMR ... isn't FDA approved for PMR or any ... approved for me to treat PMR. ... seems to work for PMR and all my other
Posted: Oct 26, 2023
I had multiple flare-ups over the 12 years I was diagnosed with PMR. I'm still diagnosed...
the 12 years I was diagnosed with PMR ... I'm still diagnosed with PMR but ... biologic that actually "stops PMR ... I do a monthly infusion of Actemra (
Posted: Oct 6, 2023
@redboat Have you ever been diagnosed with anything more specific or is it still "presumptive" PMR...
is it still "presumptive" PMR ... My ophthalmologist said Actemra wasn ... We were calling this pain PMR but my ... I chose Actemra with the understanding ... was what I did for 20 years before PMR
What study were you a part of? About 7 years ago, my rheumatologist wanted to enroll...
prednisone about 10 years by then for PMR ... A few years later, when Actemra was ... I had no idea what Actemra was at the ... patients and my diagnosis was chronic PMR ... recommendation was to treat my case of chronic PMR
Be very careful taking Actemra. I felt it was a wonder drug. It put me in...
Be very careful taking Actemra. ... It put me in PMR remission. ... So….be careful taking Actemra and be ... Luckily my PMR has not returned since ... going off Actemra in May.
I was never diagnosed with GCA but Actemra was offered to me almost 5 years ago...
I was never diagnosed with GCA but Actemra ... offered to me almost 5 years ago for PMR ... prednisone daily for 12 years for chronic PMR ... I started with Actemra injections every ... After Actemra was started, I was off
I was diagnosed with Giant Cell Arteritis in 2020 with a biopsy near my temple. I...
I was also told I had PMR. ... then started monthly infusions of Actemra ... But the PMR just returned a month ago
A biologic called Actemra (tocilizumab) was prescribed to me for PMR. However it isn't FDA approved...
A biologic called Actemra (tocilizumab ... ) was prescribed to me for PMR. ... However it isn't FDA approved for PMR ... I could maintain was 10 mg before Actemra ... sarilumab) was recently FDA approved for PMR
Posted: Aug 12, 2023
There isn't a competition between Actemra and Kevzara. The way they work is basically the same....
There isn't a competition between Actemra ... If Actemra failed then Kevzara will ... Actemra works for me for PMR and I have ... body will form antibodies against Actemra ... The molecules of Actemra and Kevzara
Having multiple conditions isn't ideal under any circumstance. When Actemra worked so well for PMR, I...
When Actemra worked so well for PMR, ... wanted me on Humira and said that Actemra ... My rheumatologist conceded that Actemra ... I chose Actemra. ... The first time I was on Actemra, It
@nyxygirl Very interesting information. Thank-you I might delve into inflammation pathways more. I don't understand much...
The IL-6 receptor blockade that Actemra ... rheumatologist is now documenting that PMR ... real question now is whether or not PMR ... When I was doing Actemra injections, ... In the realm PMR and GCA, the following
Posted: Jul 3, 2023
I think it would be a wise to try Kevzara. I only have experience with a...
In any case, Actemra worked for me but ... the research to get Actemra approved ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA but ... not PMR. ... As I understand it, both Actemra and
Posted: Jun 28, 2023
@nyxygirl My rheumatologist referenced the GiACTA study for GCA when he requested ACTEMRA (tocilizumab) for me...
GiACTA study for GCA when he requested ACTEMRA ... tocilizumab) for me in order to treat PMR ... Actemra is another IL-6 receptor blocker ... It is believed that PMR is mediated ... PMR therefore would seem most likely