BIOLOGIC MONOTHERAPY

Many biologics work best with MTX, but evidence suggests that certain patients need a different approach to therapy

~30% of patients are on biologic monotherapy

30% of Patients Click to learn more
1 in 3 patients discontinued MTX

1 in 3 Discontinued MTX Click to learn more
More than 50^% of biologic-treated patients who are prescribed MTX did not fill their prescriptions

50% Do not fill MTX scripts Click to learn more
Physician insights into biologic monotherapy

Physician Insights Click to learn about the
opinions of your peers

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.

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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.

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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.

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