Enbrel
- noun
- Specialized
- Despite a challenging and dynamic environment, worldwide revenues from many of our key medicines, including Enbrel, Celebrex, and Lyrica, continued to grow operationally.
- drugs like Enbrel
Examples
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Humira belongs to a newer class of RA drugs, the "biologic" drugs, called TNF-alpha inhibitors, sold under the brand names Humira, Enbrel, and Remicade.
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The Enbrel is very expensive (like $1600 a month); however, it does take about 50% of the pain away.
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Enbrel's a great drug, but where's an anti-TNF small molecule?
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I'm now taking around 170-200 mg of Oxycodone, 4000 mg of Ibuprofen daily, and one Enbrel shot weekly.
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Kelly has found that taking an arthritis medication called Enbrel has improved her joint pain significantly.
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The FDA has approved Enbrel for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions.
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Drugs like Enbrel can help manage symptoms of autoimmune diseases by inhibiting tumor necrosis factor.
Synonyms
A medicine given by injection that lowers immune activity and reduces inflammation in conditions like rheumatoid arthritis
Surface Forms
Etymology
Enbrel is a brand name made by the drug company rather than a word from an old language. A helpful way to remember it is to see en- as 'in' and -brel as sounding like 'relief', so the name suggests a medicine that brings relief by reducing the immune system's attack that causes joint pain.