tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760Wed, 02 May 2012 00:02:13 +0000DMARDEnbrelcancercardiovascularCostErasmusfundingTNF BlockersAdalimumabArthritis FoundationPharmaceutical CompaniesJuvenile ArthritisBilogicsKeneretCHATSABIOTumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)Ankylosing spondylitisDiscoveryRAAtrhritisPMBPHANGOHeart Riskspatch; biologicsheart attackRA AlgorithmRheumatoid ArthritisMedical SchemesSide EffectsEtanerceptAnnals of the Rheumatic DiseasesPsoriasisInfliximabBWGHumiramethotrexatestrokeMaptheraRituxanRevelexCytokinesPsoriatic ArthritisBiologicsBiologics Working GroupIn recent years, there have been promising advances in treating rheumatoid arthritis -- especially for those people who do not respond to disease-modifying drugs. The most important advance has been the development of a group of drugs called biologic response modifiers or biologics. This site has been established as a mouthpiece to the arthritis sufferer; providing regular updates of trends on biologics and developments on the availability thereof in Southern Africa.http://www.biologics.co.za/noreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)Blogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-9114737893207458560Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:20:00 +00002011-08-31T11:20:44.118+02:00Psoriatic ArthritisPsoriasisHeart RisksSource: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/24/psoriasis-drugs-heart-risks-biologics_n_935462.html For people with severe cases of psoriasis, the injectable drugs known as biologics can provide much-needed relief from the itchy, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/it8dxK5BBtw/psoriasis-drugs-not-linked-to-increased.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/it8dxK5BBtw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2011/08/psoriasis-drugs-not-linked-to-increased.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-1298620476988826962Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:12:00 +00002011-08-31T11:12:18.018+02:00RABiologicsRheumatoid Arthritis World News | August 30, 2011   Lynne Taylor         Patients wait 18 months after first experiencing any symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) before going to see their doctor, and they wait an average of seven years before their doctor starts treating with them a biologic drug, says a new study. This is despite findings which show that patients who are being http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/GOylZLf5Nh0/ra-patients-wait-seven-years-before.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/GOylZLf5Nh0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2011/08/ra-patients-wait-seven-years-before.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-4498762547580729960Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:18:00 +00002011-08-05T09:19:22.322+02:00patch; biologicsJuly 11, 2011|By Lindsey Hoshaw, Globe Correspondent Frank Bobe, SpringLeaf chief executive, said the device gives control… (Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff) Patients who receive frequent intravenous injections to treat chronic illness typically endure arduous hospital visits. A new device could change that. SpringLeaf Therapeutics is developing a drug-filled patch patients can attach to their skin tohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/PEa4mw8HVfA/patch-may-replace-iv-drug-infusions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/PEa4mw8HVfA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2011/08/patch-may-replace-iv-drug-infusions.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-7227277595287253563Wed, 25 May 2011 11:46:00 +00002011-05-25T13:46:17.644+02:00BilogicsAtrhritisIf you suffer from chronic pain, you may have to try a variety of treatments before you find the right ones for your symptoms. Some treatments may include pain and anti-inflammatory medications, diet and lifestyle changes, physical, occupational and support therapies. If these don't provide the relief you need, there's one more option that might relieve your chronic pain--biologics.  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/7W-QzaN5IGU/is-it-time-to-take-biologics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/7W-QzaN5IGU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2011/05/is-it-time-to-take-biologics.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-1438316016204482777Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:04:00 +00002009-12-21T16:18:23.122+02:00Psoriatic ArthritisBiologicsAnkylosing spondylitisPMBMedical SchemesRheumatoid ArthritisDespite the recent South African test case (Erasmus vs Discovery) resulting in the inclusion of biologics as the current treatment algorithm for Rheumatoid Arthritis, this does unfortunately not change the position for a large percentage individuals identified with other forms of arthritis. As an individual suffering from severe psoriatic arthritis that has evolved to ankylosis spondylitis, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/MiEKs7H4nl4/despite-recent-south-african-test-case.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/MiEKs7H4nl4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2009/12/despite-recent-south-african-test-case.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-8872664671552645088Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:36:00 +00002009-11-29T17:48:41.295+02:00RA AlgorithmDiscoveryfundingBiologicsMedical SchemesRheumatoid ArthritisErasmus Full funding of biologic drugs for medical scheme members with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is now a reality.In a surprising about turn, Discovery recently retracted their second appeal against two earlier rulings by the Council for Medical Schemes, which ordered them to fund their member, Sylvia Erasmus[1], in full for the use of the anti-rheumatic biologic, Enbrel, after previous treatmenthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/YOVtH4-TPW4/full-funding-for-arthritis-biologics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/YOVtH4-TPW4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2009/11/full-funding-for-arthritis-biologics.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-3499250972984702994Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:12:00 +00002008-10-29T11:25:28.261+02:00TNF BlockersRheumatoid ArthritiscancerTNF-antagonists, drugs widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), don't appear to cause cancer, say Spanish researchers who analyzed data on more than 4,000 RA patients treated with the biologics. These drugs, which have been used since 1998 and given to more than 600,000 people worldwide, interfere with biologic substances that cause or worsen inflammation in RA patients. But it's been http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/zOx5VPchDLs/biologics-dont-raise-cancer-risk-in-ra.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/zOx5VPchDLs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2008/10/biologics-dont-raise-cancer-risk-in-ra.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-2826390598346800357Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:24:00 +00002008-03-06T11:35:14.553+02:00RAheart attackTNF BlockerscardiovascularstrokeRheumatoid ArthritismethotrexatePatients prescribed drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis could be at a reduced risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to a study published today in the open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy.An international team of researchers led by Antonio Naranjo of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, and colleagues in Argentina, Europe, and the USA have analyzed data from the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/HX70891OPkE/arthritis-medications-reduce-risk-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/HX70891OPkE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2008/03/arthritis-medications-reduce-risk-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-2317609099482447591Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:01:00 +00002007-09-03T09:25:15.574+02:00InfliximabAdalimumabEtanerceptAnnals of the Rheumatic DiseasesTumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who fail to respond to one of the biological drugs will often have a better response to a second drug within the same class, Danish researchers report in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases."Our data show that patients with rheumatoid arthritis benefit from switching to a second biologic drug," lead investigator Dr. Elisabeth Hjardemhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/tPDtpW_U1NI/drug-switch-may-benefit-arthritis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/tPDtpW_U1NI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2007/09/drug-switch-may-benefit-arthritis.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-4441517422874013082Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:04:00 +00002007-08-22T14:17:47.187+02:00Pharmaceutical CompaniesCostPsoriatic ArthritisJuvenile ArthritisBiologicsAnkylosing spondylitisMedical SchemesRheumatoid ArthritisBiologics, the new ‘wonder-drug’ in the fight against arthritis, offers the hope of partial or complete remission to people with previously incurable systemic arthritis diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and juvenile arthritis. But there is no getting around the fact that biologics are very expensive, typically costing 20 times more per patient per dayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/_jE0ol0BCYQ/cost-of-biologics-what-holds-answer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/_jE0ol0BCYQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2007/08/cost-of-biologics-what-holds-answer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-2711879265322411049Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:14:00 +00002007-08-17T09:44:59.836+02:00HumiraRevelexPsoriatic ArthritisEnbrelBiologicsRheumatoid ArthritisBiologics are genetically engineered proteins derived from human genes. They are designed to either inhibit or supplement specific components of the immune system called cytokines. These cytokines play a pivotal role in either fueling or suppressing inflammation (a key component in several forms of arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis).In recent years, there have been http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/IUHeSAAuYnw/what-is-biologics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/IUHeSAAuYnw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2007/07/what-is-biologics.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-7361794930122718003Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:37:00 +00002007-08-17T09:45:20.554+02:00Biologics Working GroupMedical SchemesBWGStar Editorial (August 06, 2007 Edition 2)What price the milk of human kindness? That's a question we can ask in the wake of a study that challenges claims by medical aid schemes that highly effective biological drugs are too expensive to provide.Biologics are target-specific treatments - such as the breast cancer drug Herceptin - that attack particular cells, cannot be manufactured and are grownhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/cOpTDcBvAzI/battle-of-profit-vs-health.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/cOpTDcBvAzI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2007/08/battle-of-profit-vs-health.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-1224955873937972869Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:48:00 +00002007-08-03T12:03:17.312+02:00HumiraRevelexMaptheraTNF BlockersEnbrelSide EffectsKeneretRituxanThese biologic response modifiers block an immune system protein called tumor necrosis factor, which acts as an inflammatory agent in some types of arthritis. By targeting this protein, TNF blockers can help reduce pain, morning stiffness and swollen joints. Some people experience side effects during or shortly after these drugs are injected, including chest pain, dizziness and difficulty http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/Xaqzmr5mQ00/tumor-necrosis-factor-tnf-blockers-most.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/Xaqzmr5mQ00" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2007/07/tumor-necrosis-factor-tnf-blockers-most.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-2745894582499373672Sun, 17 Jun 2007 06:42:00 +00002007-08-17T09:30:12.972+02:00DMARDArthritis FoundationJuvenile ArthritisBiologicsCHATChildren's Arthritis Trust (CHAT) offers hope to kids crippled by arthritis.To help treatment resistant children and teenagers in public healthcare who have not responded to the conventional drugs used for treating this crippling and devastating illness, The Arthritis Foundation has launched a special Children's Arthritis Trust called CHAT (Children Have Arthritis Too). The funds raised by this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/zJUx_pom-l8/childrens-arthritis-trust-chat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/zJUx_pom-l8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2007/05/childrens-arthritis-trust-chat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-3848816303600777185Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:44:00 +00002007-08-17T09:29:49.372+02:00SABIOArthritis FoundationCytokinesBiologicsRheumatoid ArthritisThere is a revolutionary new arthritis drug on the market, but some South African medical schemes seem unwilling to pay for it.A ground-breaking new class of drugs, known as biologics, offers the hope of partial or complete remission to people with previously incurable systemic arthritis diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and juvenile arthritis.Howeverhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/DuonmSspTWc/ra-drug-too-costly-say-sa-schemes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/DuonmSspTWc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2007/05/ra-drug-too-costly-say-sa-schemes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697350873058183760.post-6085975324184053899Sun, 06 May 2007 14:10:00 +00002007-08-06T16:28:41.042+02:00SABIOArthritis FoundationPHANGOJuvenile ArthritisBiologics "The Arthritis Foundation has taken up the challenge to ensure that people with arthritis will no longer be ignored when political or medical decisions are being taken that affect us." For too long we have merely accepted the word of our doctors, the ruling of our medical aids, or the service we get in the public health facilities, believing that one little lone voice won't achieve much in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Biologics/~3/7ImqpyuXwTA/people-with-arthritis-giving-voice-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andre Augustyn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Biologics/~4/7ImqpyuXwTA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.biologics.co.za/2007/05/people-with-arthritis-giving-voice-to.html