The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved sarilumab (Kevzara) today for the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) in adults who have had an inadequate response to corticosteroids or could ...

The approval was based on data from a phase 3 study which included adults with steroid-resistant active PMR who flared on at least 7.5mg per day of prednisone or equivalent during taper. The Food and ...

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sparrow Pharmaceuticals today announced that it presented new data from its ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial of its HSD-1 inhibitor, clofutriben (referred to SPI-62 in ...

Baricitinib can effectively treat polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) without the use of oral glucocorticoids, according to results from a small, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Among the ...

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sparrow Pharmaceuticals today presented data from an ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial of HSD-1 inhibitor clofutriben (SPI-62) and prednisolone in patients with ...

Are you struggling with persistent pain and stiffness in your shoulders, neck or hips beyond the usual aches and pains of aging? Polymyalgia rheumatica, a common inflammatory rheumatic disease ...

Tofacitinib (Xeljanz) appeared highly effective against polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) in a small single-arm trial, researchers said, suggesting another potential alternative to long-term ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was recently diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica after weeks of intense muscle pain. I’m a 67-year-old female in otherwise good health. My doctor prescribed prednisone, which ...

Novartis has announced that its treatment for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), Cosentyx (secukinumab), achieved all primary and secondary endpoints in the phase 3 REPLENISH trial. REPLENISH is a global, ...

DEAR DOCTORS: I am a 77-year-old man who used to exercise regularly. I was diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica a couple of years ago. Sometimes I feel like it is going to disappear, and other times ...

Q: I am writing about polymyalgia rheumatica. I was told more than three years ago that I have it and have been taking prednisone ever since. I am on a low dose. I've tried to wean off it, but the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has approved sarilumab for the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica in adults who have experienced an ...