Drug-induced lupus is more common in men because they are given these drugs more often; however, not everyone who takes these drugs will develop the disease. Specific criteria for diagnosing ...

Over the past decade mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) has become one of the most studied drugs for lupus, but mostly in the context of renal disease. For nonrenal disease manifestation much fewer data ...

Obinutuzumab could reshape the treatment of lupus nephritis, a life-threatening complication of lupus that has long lacked ...

Some available drugs are linked to a number of dangerous side effects, including broken bones and heart disease. But last week, researchers revealed that a new lupus drug triggers 'substantial ...

Roche’s subsidiary Genentech has shared positive Phase III data with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the company ...

Opens in a new tab or window The antiviral drug valaciclovir (Valtrex), given prophylactically, kept patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) under treatment with anifrolumab (Saphnelo ...

Drugs most commonly used in this setting are antimalarials and conventional immunosuppressives. Treatment of lupus nephritis Treatment can be divided into an initial phase where treatment is most ...