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ACR urges the FTC to thoroughly examine the impact of pharmacy benefit managers on prescription drug costs and access for people living with rheumatic disease

Written by | 26 May 2022

In comments submitted to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) urged the agency to address Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) business practices that drive up costs […]

Biologics for systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Written by | 9 Nov 2021

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that biologics were the most common initial treatment prescribed to treat systemic […]

Perfect for some but disastrous for others’: Patients and clinicians express concerns over phone and video consultations

Written by | 5 Nov 2021

A study of rheumatology patients and clinicians has found that while the majority found phone or video consultations more convenient than face-to-face consultations, they viewed so-called telemedicine as […]

Dexamethasone treatment safe in surgery

Written by | 25 Oct 2021

A large scale trial by Monash University has definitively found a drug commonly used during anaesthesia before surgery to prevent nausea and vomiting does not increase the risk […]

Parental smoking may increase children’s risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis

Written by | 16 Oct 2021

New research published in Arthritis & Rheumatology links parental smoking with an elevated risk of rheumatoid arthritis in children when they reach adulthood. Among 90,923 participants in the Nurses’ Health […]

EU shortage of arthritis drugs due to use as treatment for severe CV-19 cases

Written by | 13 Oct 2021

EULAR President, Professor Annamaria Iagnocco, said: “EULAR is aware that more and more EU member states are experiencing shortages of essential anti-inflammatory drugs and that certain manufacturers have […]

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