In advance of an FDA advisory committee meeting on Wednesday, agency reviewers note several issues concerning a Pfizer pill, the first oral biologic, for treating rheumatoid arthritis.

(CBS/AP) A new rheumatoid arthritis drug considered to be the first of its kind got backed by a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel Wednesday, putting the drug a step closer to ...

Pfizer's rheumatoid arthritis pill, tofacitinib, was approved fifteen days ahead of the Food and Drug Administration's decision deadline. The brand name will be Xeljanz. Timothy Anderson, the ...

A once-a-week pill to treat rheumatoid arthritis significantly reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke for people with the painful joint condition, an international team of researchers said on ...

That helped control his arthritis until 2017 when, two days after an infusion, he was severely stricken with viral meningitis, an infection that inflames tissues that cover the brain and spinal cord.

There are a bunch of drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis. But some of the best sellers -- Remicade and Enbrel -- are injected. So there's a lot of interest in a new type of pill to treat the ...

Drug company Eli Lilly says their much-awaited pill for rheumatoid arthritis has been rejected by the Food and Drug Administration. It’s the company’s second drug development setback since ...

Taking a common arthritis drug together with the morning-after pill Plan B could boost the contraceptive's effectiveness. Skip to content NOWCAST News 9 Tonight ...