Guest guest Posted April 20, 2000 Report Share Posted April 20, 2000 Thanks for the info on new drug...I will ask my dr. about it...see if my HMO will spring for it...Donna Gillian Rowe <roweg@...> wrote: Hi AllThis just arrived!FDA approves new arthritis drug:The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new prescription drugfor the treatment of osteoarthritis. The drug, meloxicam, will be marketedunder the name Mobic by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and AbbottLaboratories. Meloxicam is the third new drug to be approved by the FDA forthe treatment of arthritis pain in the last two years, joining Celecoxib(Celebrex) and MK-0966 (Vioxx). Meloxicam is expected to be availablebeginning in early May. Cost of the drug is expected to be about $2 a tabletand dosage is once a day. Millions of people use aspirin, ibuprofen,naproxen and other pills to relieve pain. These pain relievers can causeulcers, stomach bleeding and other side effects, especially when used forlong periods. Meloxicam had a low instance of gastrointestinal side effectsin clinical trials. For more on arthritis treatments, see:Love and God BlessGillian------------------------------------------------------------------------High rates giving you headaches? The 0% APR Introductory Rate from Capital One. 9.9% Fixed thereafter!1/3010/2/_/494167/_/956283576/------------------------------------------------------------------------Please visit our new web page at:http://www.wpunj.edu/icip/paand attend our weekly chat on Dr Koop at7 PM EST on Monday evenings!!Go to the www.Dr.Koop.com website ahead of time and register as a user that way you can come right in on Monday nights. Hope to see you thereat the chat!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Hi everyone, I normally do not post although I must say I really enjoy reading everyones posts and have received peace of mind knowing I am not suffering alone. The reason I am now posting is, my sister in law works for a drug research company. She has been conducting trials on a new drug for RA called ORENCIA. She said patients have had great result while on this drug. The web site is orencia.com. I just thought it might be good to research it. My prayers go out to all of you. Believe me, I know what a drag it is to have this awful disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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