One of the problems in the Pharmaceutical world right now which affects everyone is that there aren’t that many new drugs in the pipeline. Many of the newer drugs coming on the market are slight variations on an older model. Just recently, for the first time in 50 years, a new medication was introduced for the management of Lupus. It’s a biologic agent and only works moderately well, but still, a momentous event for the treatment of patients with SLE.

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