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                	Tocilizumab (Actemra) for Giant Cell Arteritis
					
					
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Tocilizumab (Actemra) for Giant Cell Arteritis
September 25, 2017 (Issue: 1530)
					The FDA has approved the interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor
antagonist tocilizumab (Actemra – Genentech) for
subcutaneous (SC) treatment of giant cell arteritis
in adults. It is the first drug to be approved in the US
for this indication....more
 
        			
        			
						
					
					
					
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