Whois & Analysis for enbrel.com

Etanercept (trade name Enbrel) is a biopharmaceutical that treats autoimmune diseases by interfering with tumor necrosis factor (TNF; a soluble inflammatory cytokine) by acting as a TNF inhibitor.

It has U.S. F.D.A.

approval to treat rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis, plaque psoriasis and ankylosing spondylitis.

TNF-alpha is the "master regulator" of the inflammatory (immune) response in many organ systems.

Autoimmune diseases are caused by an overactive immune response.

Etanercept has the potential to treat these diseases by inhibiting TNF-alpha.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints.

It typically results in warm, swollen, and painful joints.

Pain and stiffness often worsen following rest.

Most commonly, the wrist and hands are involved, with the same joints typically involved on both sides of the body.

The disease may also affect other parts of the body.

This may result in a low red blood cell count, inflammation around the lungs, and inflammation around the heart.

Fever and low energy may also be present.

Often, symptoms come on gradually over weeks to months.

A prescription drug (also prescription medication or prescription medicine) is a pharmaceutical drug that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.

In contrast, over-the-counter drugs can be obtained without a prescription.

The reason for this difference in substance control is the potential scope of misuse, from drug abuse to practicing medicine without a license and without sufficient education.

Different jurisdictions have different definitions of what constitutes a prescription drug.

A chronic condition is a human health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time.

The term chronic is often applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months.

Common chronic diseases include arthritis, asthma, cancer, COPD, diabetes and viral diseases such as hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS.