Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Study will begin in May, to take two years to complete

Drug firm Lupin on Wednesday said it has launched generic Duexis tablets used to treat the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis in the US market.

The study, published in the journal Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, linked treatment of RA with improvements in vascular stiffness -- an indicator of CVD

Drug maker Lupin on Wednesday said it has launched Leflunomide tablets, used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, in the US market. The company has launched the product in 10 mg and 20 mg strengths after receiving the approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) earlier, Lupin said in a statement. The product would be manufactured at drug maker's Pithampur (Unit I) facility in Madhya Pradesh, it added. The Mumbai-based company's product is the generic equivalent of Sanofi-Aventis US LLC's Arava tablets and is indicated for the treatment of adults with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). As per IQVIA MAT June data, Leflunomide tablets had an annual sales of around USD 42 million in the US.

HCQ was dropped from the solidarity trial that WHO was conducting as a part of a global effort in May.

Eating fish may help reduce joint pain and swelling of rheumatoid arthritis