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Etanercept (Enbrel®, co-marketed by Amgen and Wyeth) is a recombinant human soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) receptor. These are the little protein (p75, i.e., its molecular weight is 75 kDa) that binds TNFα and lessens its role around inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis , psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. It was freed presently fallowing infliximab, a monoclonal antibody with anti-TNFα activity, but enbrel is typically tolerated better & doesn't seem to are causal agents for reactivation of tuberculosis.
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Enbrel Full prescribing information from RxList. Enbrel - Immunex Etanercept. FDA-approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Official pharmaceutical website. |
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