Two anti-inflammatory drugs reduce deaths in severe COVID-19 patients

Two anti-inflammatory drugs, abatacept and infliximab, reduced deaths among patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19, according to a national study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. William G. Powderly, MD, (right) who led the large clinical trial, discusses patient conditions with Maanasi Samant, MD, in the intensive care unit at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, one of the major trial sites, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Actemra Biosimilar Approved

The FDA has approved the first biosimilar version of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) blocker tocilizumab, to be marketed as Tofidence and with indications for rheumatoid arthritis

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