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Arcalyst: New Orphan Drug FDA-Approved for Treatment of Rare Inflammatory Syndromes
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 28, 2008
The FDA has just approved a new orphan drug for the treatment of rare inflammatory syndromes.
The said dug - Arcalyst - is the first treatment for an extremely rare condition known as Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome or CAPS .
Arcalyst ( rilonacept, an Interleukin-1 blocker ) is no...
Engineered Anti-Inflammatory Drug (Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist) Prolongs Arthritis Relief
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 17, 2006
Duke University researchers devised a new way to significantly prolong the effects of an anti- inflammatory drug. The modified drug, when injected directly into arthritic joints could last for several weeks opposed to the few hours that the unmodified drug would last.
This discovery is ...