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First Biologic Therapy Approved in Canada for Painful Inflammatory ...

...Health Canada has approved Remicade for the treatment of moderate to severe UC in patients who have had an inadequate response to conventional therapy, making it the only biologic approved in Canada for treating both moderate to severe UC and Crohn's disease (CD), the other inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)[1].

Patients with moderate to severe It is estimated that nearly 170,000 Canadians have mild to severe forms of IBD[2], with approximately 10,000 new cases diagnosed each year.[3] Canada has one of the highest incidences of IBD in the world.[4] "I was diagnosed with Needless to say, I was devastated.

All I wanted was to be 'normal' again," said Jennifer Kelly, 39, of Stratford, Ontario.

"For years, I lived with significant abdominal pain and could not participate in life like everyone I knew.

I was lucky enough to gain access to Remicade through a clinical trial and it has literally given me my life back.

I can work, travel and keep up with my active children – all things that would have been difficult or near impossible before Remicade." "I've seen Remicade t...

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