About half of patients with steroid-dependent polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) were able to get off steroids altogether when they were started on tocilizumab (Actemra) infusions, which also improved ...

Learn about the risks of long-term steroids and the first FDA-approved biologic for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR).

Baricitinib can effectively treat polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) without the use of oral glucocorticoids, according to results from a small, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Among the ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology that can be extremely disabling when active. Glucocorticoids are currently the therapy of choice for patients with PMR, ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a rheumatic disease characterized by recurrent inflammatory episodes. PMR is usually seen in Caucasians living in Northern Europe and North America. The condition ...