On April 29, 2016, the FDA approved oxycodone (Xtampza ER) extended-release (ER) capsules, an opioid agonist, for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate.
Paracetamol (acetaminophen in the United States) appears to have more cardiovascular, gastrointestinal (GI), and renal toxicity, as well as increased risk of mortality, than has been previously assumed, especially at high doses, according to a systematic review of the literature published online.
The US Food and Drug Administration today approved Amjevita (adalimumab-atto) as a biosimilar to Humira (adalimumab) for multiple inflammatory diseases.
Exposure to biologics around the time of conception does not appear to have negative effects on neonates, according to data from the German biologics RABBIT (Rheumatoid Arthritis Observation of Biologic Therapy) registry.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved etanercept-szzs, a biosimilar to etanercept (Enbrel), for the treatment of multiple inflammatory diseases, according to an announcement by the organization. The biosimilar injection has been approved to treat patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis; moderate-to-severe polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis; active psoriatic arthritis; active ankylosing spondylitis; and chronic, moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who inadequately responded to methotrexate monotherapy and were treated with tocilizumab plus methotrexate experienced subdued radiographic progression and maintained improvements in signs and symptoms over 5 years, according to data from Joel Kremer, MD, Albany Medical College, NY, and colleagues.
Fatigue is a frequent problem for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and contributes to disease-related disability.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved Cotellic (cobimetinib) to be used in combination with vemurafenib to treat advanced melanoma that has spread to other parts of the body or can’t be removed by surgery, and that has a certain type of abnormal gene (BRAF V600E or V600K mutation).
Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval for Darzalex (daratumumab) to treat patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least three prior treatments. Darzalex is the first monoclonal antibody approved for treating multiple myeloma.
Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval for Empliciti (elotuzumab) in combination with two other therapies to treat people with multiple myeloma who have received one to three prior medications.
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