FDA Approves Psoriatic Arthritis Drug For Chrohn’s Disease

The popular drug Humira which is currently used to treat Psoriatic Arthritis was approved on Feb. 27 by the FDA to treat adult Chrohn’s disease. According to the National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC), “Chrones Disease Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease, the general name for diseases that cause swelling in the intestines. Crohn’s disease can affect any area of the GI tract, from the mouth to the anus, but it most commonly affects the lower part of the small intestine, called the ileum. The swelling extends deep into the lining of the affected organ. The swelling can cause pain and can make the intestines empty frequently, resulting in diarrhea.” Chrohn’s disease afflicts around 500,000 people in the United States. Sympt View the rest of this article