ABATACEPT vs Hydroxychloroquine

Two studies demonstrated that 2 biologic drugs decreaed COVID-19 deaths: [https://www.medspoke.co/taps/6540](https://www.medspoke.co/taps/6540?fbclid=IwAR0JQufrsac0UV_fKtyFbUfyyWRJBiTEBjYp1mMdzpFhfbEvszsaOniFOSg) Though this was a study on rheumatoid arthritis patients, I have many patients on bi

I was encouraged to post this even though it is not specific, practical information because people might find it hopeful. So here goes, but don't ask me for more info because this is all I know: I have had RA for about decades and Sjogren's for at least 12 years with significant symptoms. I have I

What on earth is the model for naming new drugs? They sound like kids pointed at a list of syllables and picked the ones that sounded worst together, or someone's using a bad Tolkein name generator. I assume they include references to component materials or something, given that many have common syl

Hi everyone! I want to know y’all’s experience with different Infusion treatments for RA vs injections. I am currently on methotrexate but it’s giving me pretty bad nausea and anxiety and am wanting to switch! My doctor diagnosed me with palindromic pheumatism with a. Positive RA factor. Any posit

Has anyone found the injections worked better than the infusion? Ive done 3 months of infusions and my team think it only appeared to work because i was on steroids. Ive now finished steroids and the pain in constant so we are going to try the weekly injections.

29, Female, white, 30w pregnant, 6', 240lb. Also have lupus & rheumatoid arthritis (dx 2016) and I'm in a flare up of my anemia of chronic disease. Gallbladder removed in 2013. Non smoker, lots of meds including plaquenil, abatacept, sertraline, welbutrin. No change in meds since start of pregna

I was recently admitted to the hospital for GI problems and they ended up making an incidental finding on my liver: "Within the posterior segment of the right hepatic lobe is a low-attenuation hepatic lesion which measures 2 cm (image 3:47). This could be a cavernous hemangioma but this cannot be c

Hello guys! I’ve been recommended to ask this in here so… I’d like to know about Rheumatoid Arthritis and Orencia Abatacept (medicine) in Canada The thing is, I’d like to someone very important to me (25F, 5”1, ~130lbs) can come to Canada and stay with me, but she needs this medication and haven’t f

It's amazing how many people suddenly have Rheumatoid Arthritis! Upon receipt of all Plaquenil scripts, I am verifying with the prescriber an on-label indication. I am informing prescriber and patient that if this is fraudulent, I will file a Board of Medicine complaint against the prescriber, and t

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Going to be a lot of these in the coming days I'm sure. You know what's really galling about hydroxychloroquine being on back order? The thing that really makes me angry? Not a single prescriber that has called me (and they ask for me specifically) has called asking if we have the drug for their pat

Is anybody else in the retail world starting to see a suspiciously high number of Ivermectin scripts all of a sudden?? Is this the next Hydroxychloroquine of 2020?

Had a doctor call in #180 for their entire family. He’s an eye doctor and it is clearly outside of his scope of practice. I’m an intern and none of my pharmacists know how to report it.