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A study released in October 2006 shows an increased risk of heart attacks in people with psoriasis. The risk was highest in young patients with severe psoriasis.

Drug Research

Results from a Phase III (late-stage) study show that adalimumab (Humira) is more effective than methotrexate in the treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis. In the study, 80% of patients treated for 16 weeks with adalimumab reported a 75% or better improvement, compared with 36% of patients treated with ...

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Expert & Community Posts

Crohn's & Colitis Medications: A look at IBD Treatment Advances

By Elizabeth Roberts , Health Expert

...Biologics include Remicade (approved for CD and UC), Humira, (approved for CD), Tysabri... Read more »

Diagnosed with IBD. . . Now What? (Pt. 1)

By Elizabeth Roberts , Health Expert

...drugs being used to treat IBD and include Remicade®, Humira®, Cimzia®, and Tysabri®. These... Read more »

Besides Remicade, what other medications can be used for inflammatory bowel disease?

By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...only Remicade is approved for Ulcerative Colitis. Humira, Cimzia and Tysabri have been used for... Read more »

Studies Assess Effectiveness of Orencia and Humira in Children with JRA

By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...annual meeting in Washington showed that Orencia and Humira, drugs approved for treating adults... Read more »

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Health Guide

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Treatment

...factor (TNF). Current anti-TNF drugs include infliximab (Remicade), etanercept (Enbrel), and adalimumab (Humira). Other biologic response modifiers include the interleukin-1 antagonist anakinra... Read more »

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Highlights

...remission. Among these findings:A combination of methotrexate (Rheumatrex, Trexall) and adalimumab (Humira) works better in improving symptoms and achieving remission than either drug alone.A... Read more »

Crohn's Disease: Highlights

Drug ApprovalAdalimumab (Humira) was approved in 2007 to treat adults with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease.Infliximab (Remicade) was approved in 2006 for treating active Crohns disease... Read more »

Scleroderma: Other Treatments

...scleroderma. The current agents include infliximab (Remicade), etanercept (Enbrel), and adalimumab (Humira).Halofuginone. Halofuginone, a drug that slows down the synthesis of collagen, is showing... Read more »

Psoriasis: Other Medications

...clinic. Patients with a history of infection or heart failure should not take this drug.Adalimumab (Humira) is another TNF-blocker. It is being tested in clinical trials for treatment of psoriasis... Read more »

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