ACTEMRA CAN WORK WITH LESS
ACTEMRA has been proven to work effectively with and without the use of additional DMARDs like methotrexate. In this section, we’ll discuss why ACTEMRA is the first and only treatment of its kind, who it is for, and the fact that ACTEMRA can help relieve your RA symptoms with less, without methotrexate.
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Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs, or DMARDs, may slow or limit the progression of RA in some patients, saving joints and other tissues from permanent damage.
The treatment of a disease consisting of only one drug. For example, ACTEMRA can be used as a monotherapy treatment because it has been proven to work effectively without the use of additional DMARDs like methotrexate.
Interleukin-6, or IL-6, is a type of cytokine in the body with a wide variety of biological functions. People with RA may have more IL-6 in the areas surrounding the joints than any other cytokine.