Help For Rheumatoid Arthritis Sufferers?
Hey,,
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Even more useful information drawn from The Times today.
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It seems that there are currently about 40,000 patients, with Rheumatoid Arthritis, who cannot be helped with available medications.
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For the last decade there were no new medications developed that could help these people.
Tocilizumab is the first.
It is administered by injection.
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There have been trials carried out on 4,000 people which have resulted in easing the painful symptoms and transforming the lives of the patients.
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These 4,00 have raised hopes for all those who were previously unable to tolerate the other available therapies or were no longer gaining benefit from them.
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Unfortunately it has not yet been given approval for widespread use on the NHS as it would cost £9,300 per year for just one patient.
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Hopefully it will soon be relieving the suffering of those who want to try it.
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J
