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Arthritis Drugs Linked to Tuberculosis

  • August 06, 2004

Drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other autoimmune diseases have been linked to tuberculosis (TB) cases in California, U.S. health officials said. Twelve Californians who had taken the anti-inflammatory drugs Remicade (infliximab) or Enbrel (etanercept) tested positive for TB between January 2002 and August 2003, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two of those infected died after undergoing treatment for TB. The U.S. Food and Drug...