Abbott's Humira gets expanded US label

20 November 2006

US health care major Abbott Laboratories says that the US Food and Drug Administration approved an expanded indication for its drug Humira (adalimumab) that includes inhibiting structural joint damage and improving physical function in patients with psoriatic arthritis. The expanded indication is in addition to the psoriatic arthritis approval granted in October 2005. The tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor is also approved in the USA for use in moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis and active ankylosing spondylitis.

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