Experts have issued a warning after a woman lost her hair following an insect bite. The 28-year-old, from Boston, ...

The anti-inflammatory baricitinib is normally used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Trials suggest it can cut death risk by about a fifth in patients needing hospital care for severe Covid.

In the setting of this urgency, drug repurposing emerged as a powerful strategy for identifying potential treatments -- utilizing medications already available on pharmacy shelves around the world.

Incyte filed a lawsuit to try to block the launch of Leqselvi, claiming that the drug infringed a US patent (No. 9,662,335) ...

Tofacitinib (Xeljanz): Used for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ulcerative colitis. Baricitinib (Olumiant): Approved for alopecia areata and rheumatoid arthritis. Ritlecitinib (Litfulo): ...

Thomas Bieber, University of Bonn, Germany, wasted no time in welcoming his colleagues from around the world to the ...

Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, JAK inhibitors were slightly more effective for reducing pain at 3 and 12 months when compared with TNF inhibitors.

Now the market for JAK inhibitors has become quite crowded. Besides tofacitinib, baricitinib (Olumiant) and upadacitinib (Rinvoq) are approved -- the latter also selective for JAK1/2. Earlier this ...

Despite winning an alopecia areata approval for its drug Leqselvi in July, Sun Pharma will have to wait a while longer to ...

Investigators conducted a systemic review to summarize evidence regarding the use systemic Janus kinase inhibitors in patients with refractory nonsegmental vitiligo.

Other drugs require sustained administration to achieve disease-modifying effects. Examples include golimumab, an anti-tumour necrosis factor antibody, or baricitinib, a Janus kinase inhibitor, for ...

A WOMAN lost great chunks of her hair after being bitten by a tick. The 28-year-old initially noticed strands falling out ...