By Dr Irwin Lim on January 5, 2016

My post, Do TNF inhibitors make you put on weight? , is a very popular post and has been accessed thousands of times. I encourage you to check out ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on July 22, 2015

This is a conversation I thought I’d share as it seems to touch on very pertinent concerns. As you know, I write a bit about Methotrexate as it seems ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on May 30, 2015

Febuxostat (Aussie brand: Adenuric). The Australian Rheumatology Scientific Conference concluded early this week. I attended a symposium on gout ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on April 29, 2015

I have not previously experienced a marketing campaign of this nature. The message repeated via mail, e-mail, print ads in medical newsletters. ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on November 9, 2014

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist I think that increasingly rheumatologists would like to be able to use TNF inhibitor medications much earlier in the ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on September 22, 2014

An hour or so after her Enbrel injection, she noticed this rash. It steadily increased in size over the day. A little tender, a little itchy. She was ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on September 11, 2014

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Most patients do ask about side effects. Their pharmacists helpfully (and sometimes, not so helpfully) provide them ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on May 16, 2014

My rheumatology colleagues, Phil Robinson (follow him at @philipcrobinson) and Claire Barrett, are passionate about tackling the misinformation ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on April 2, 2014

I received an email from Kay, which I'm sharing with her permission: "My partner has been taking Methotrexate (Methoblastin) for Psoriasis for an ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on March 30, 2014

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Tumor Necrosis Factor inhibitors (TNFi) have been used for more than a decade as effective treatment for a variety of ...