biologics

Choosing a Treatment for Autoimmune Disease

Choosing a Treatment for Autoimmune Disease

Drug therapy for autoimmune disease is no one trick pony.  Treatments vary widely and can focus on treating the symptoms, suppressing the immune system, moderating the pain, or all of the above.  For many patients, the treatment plan starts at the shallow end of the drug spectrum and slowly creeps deeper as autoimmune symptoms progress (insert big-pharma-conspiracy-theorist rant here).