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NEW INJECTION PREVENTS HEART ATTACK - update on ILARIS (cannakinumab)- FORD BREWER MD MPH

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Channel: Dr. Ford Brewer MD MPH · 2018 · Science & Technology

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ABOUT THIS VIDEO:
NOVARTIS is continuing to go for an indication for it's new drug Ilaris ( cannakinumab), a new injectable anti inflammation drug given every 3 months. Paul Ridker met with Novartis' Ilaris team in south Florida a few weeks ago. He's following HsCRP, or C Reactive Protein. He's published many time over the past 20 years re: measuring cv risk or heart attack/ stroke risk using HsCRP. Use Google Scholar and the keywords Paul Ridker and CRP to see many publications in this area.
 
The problems with serious infections still occur. See the Ilaris web site for instructions on avoiding consequences of infections such as Tb, HIV, and hep C and B. 
And, there is still the cost issue. In my 2nd video, I covered an article describing the $200,000/year cost of this medication. I have now found coupons on Drugs.com for injections bringing the cost to $80,000/year. This is getting interesting! 
It's still less expensive - and safer - to prevent your heart attack, stroke, cancer the old fashioned way - lose weight, don't smoke, exercise, eat right!

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ABOUT DR. BREWER
Dr. Brewer started as an Emergency Doctor. After seeing too many preventable heart attacks, he went to Johns Hopkins to learn Preventive Medicine. While there, he went on the run the post-graduate training program (residency) in Preventive Medicine. From there, he made a career of practicing and managing preventive medicine and primary care clinics. His later role in this area was Chief Medical Officer for Premise, which has close to 1,000 primary care/prevention clinics. He was also the Chief Medical Officer for MDLIVE, the second largest telemedicine company. More recently, he founded PrevMed, a heart attack, and stroke prevention clinic.

At PrevMed, we focus on heart attack, stroke, and cognitive decline. We serve patients who have already experienced an event as well as those who have not developed a diagnosis or event. Dr. Brewer provides services via telemedicine or in person if you're in the Lexington, KY area. We find a lot of undiagnosed prediabetes or insulin resistance. Treating unrecognized risk factors like prediabetes allows reduction of risk and prevention of disease.

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