The Sun
UK · 2 hrs ago
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Depression ‘cured’ in half of patients taking common arthritis drug prescribed to thousands
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British researchers found that tocilizumab, an arthritis drug already used by thousands of NHS patients, may help put over half of depression patients into remission, potentially rivalling antidepressants in effectiveness.
Depression ‘cured’ in half of patients taking common arthritis drug prescribed to thousands
TAKING a common arthritis drug could be more effective than antidepressants in helping to cure depression, a study suggests. The weekly injection tocilizumab, which is already given to thousands of Brits on the NHS, could put over half of all patient's depression into remission, the British researchers found. Around one in six Brits suffers depression, with...
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