Ultimately, effective treatment selection integrates rigorous evaluation of evidence with individualized discussions of safety, efficacy, convenience, and patient values. By tailoring therapy to ...

When prescription prices keep climbing, patients are forced into impossible decisions — skipping doses, delaying treatment or choosing between medication and other basic needs. For people with Crohn’s ...

Pregnant women who take biologic medication for rheumatoid arthritis are not running the risk of their infant developing serious/opportunistic infections, according to research presented at the 2017 ...

If you have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC) and haven’t found enough relief from traditional medications, your doctor may talk to you about biologics. These newer drugs, which include ...

Biologic drugs have improved how doctors treat serious illnesses. Instead of being made from chemicals, biologics are made from organic materials and grown in living cells. Biologic drugs are used ...

The Food and Drug Administration said it will take steps to speed up the process of developing generic versions of complex biological drugs, in a bid to increase cheaper competition for expensive ...

A 46-year-old man presents for his first dermatology consultation for worsening symptoms of plaque psoriasis and recent-onset joint pain. He reports “painful aching” and swelling of his finger joints, ...

Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors are more likely discontinued due to ineffectiveness in patients aged 16-24 years than in those aged 45-54 years. However, patients aged ≥ 75 years have an ...

This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. If you watch TV and don't mute ads, you've probably heard of a few biologics. They're drugs such as Humira for arthritis and Trulicity for Type 2 ...

Biologics (also called biological medications) are a complex class of drugs derived from living organisms, such as plant or animal cells. They’re made by reproducing copies of living cells that have ...

For patients with plaque psoriasis who initiated treatment with a first-line biologic, the average treatment cost more than doubled from 2007 to 2021 as more patients started newer IL-17 and IL-23 ...

High medical bills, safer systems, and better quality of life are driving a growing wave of health-motivated expats.