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As someone suffering from multiple auto-immune diseases, I love the "biologic era". I'm currently taking Cosentyx and it's been life-changing. More and more t
by jensvdh 8y ago
As someone suffering from multiple auto-immune diseases, I love the "biologic era".
I'm currently taking Cosentyx and it's been life-changing.
More and more the treatment goal of my condition is becoming sustained drug-induced remission.
- epmaybe 8y agoI totally agree. A drug development timeline of 6-7 years from start to regulatory approval is a pretty dramatic shift from previous eras and can better target your specific problem. On the other hand, however, you then run into rapidly increasing costs for medication, which isn't going to be sustainable in the long run. Maybe the economies of scale will bring that cost down, but I'm no expert on that.
- smnplk 8y agoWould Cosentyx also help bring Hashimoto thyroid disease into remission ?
- epmaybe 8y agoPotentially, as there is some evidence that Hashimoto's has some increased interleukin 17a (what cosentyx targets). However, it was my understanding that Hashimoto's is something that could be treated long term with thyroid hormone supplementation (synthroid, etc).