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That's cheap. $12K/month for two self-administered biologic injections.
by Rimintil 3y ago
That's cheap. $12K/month for two self-administered biologic injections.
- newprint 3y agofor RA ?
- cellularmitosis 3y agoThat’s probably Humira, so RA, Crohn’s or UC. Many of the immunomodulator drugs are in a similar price range.
- spondylosaurus 3y agoPraying for generic adalimumab to finally hit the US market. People overseas have been getting this stuff for a hundred bucks a pop for years now, but AbbVie's done everything in their power to extend the US patent for as long as possible. They'd milk us forever if they could.
- paddim8 3y agoMine cost about 350€ or so for 6 pens. I only pay 240€ a year though.
- alistairSH 3y agoYup. Family member is on Remicade. It's administered in two doses (IV infusions) every 4 months, so 6 treatments/year. And retails for something like $12k/treatment. And many insurance companies have removed it from their list of preferred drugs due to the cost, leaving patients to fight for medically necessary treatment. It's a fucking nightmare (as if RA on it's own isn't bad enough).
- sparkie 3y agoMy body created an antibody to infliximab after about 6 months of treatment and I had a bad reaction to it. 6 months of expensive treatment wasted. Doc replaced it with Azathioprine, a cheap generic, and I've had no major flare-ups of UC in 6 years. If I have minor symptoms (usually triggered by certain foods), I also take mesalazine, but once I am in remission I can do without the mesalazine. If I withdraw from AZA when I am in remission, minor symptoms typically return after around 3 months, but subside after I resume taking the AZA for a couple of months. I can retain remission doing 3 months on, 3 months off. Use of Azathioprine is still controversial for treatment of UC: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7034525/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7034525/ I have no noticeable side-effects from taking Azathioprine.
- bernardlunn 3y ago[flagged]
- skyyler 3y agoPlease hesitate before offering medical advice to strangers next time.
- ekianjo 3y agoYes and fasting does not cure RA
- francisofascii 3y agohttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8359474/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8359474/