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To date only three drugs have been approved for treating lupus which includes aspirin, the steroid prednisone, and Plaquenil. However all of these drugs can have serious side effects which includes stomach bleeding, weight gain, bruising, high blood pressure and diabetes, vision troubles and muscle weakness. Chemotherapy drugs are also used to treat the disease and can trigger hair loss, anemia, and diarrhea. New studies released by drug manufacturer Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline show that, The experimental drug Benlysta significantly reduced lupus symptoms in a randomized trial of extra than 850 patients, reducing their need for debilitating steroids and chemo treatments and improving high quality of life.
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