21.   The market for arthritis drugs was very large, and many patients with arthritis were not satisfied with the drugs that were available.

22.   They want more scale in the United States before they launch their new arthritis drug.

23.   Within weeks of being taken off the two arthritis drugs and Valium, she began to come back to herself.

24.   But industry observers say the biggest advances will occur next year with the expected approval of arthritis drugs made by Searle Inc. and Merck and Co.

25.   Enbrel and Remicade will compete with Arava, the arthritis drug approved by the FDA in September.

26.   Experiments on lab animals strongly suggest the arthritis drugs could also help cure cancer, especially if combined with chemotherapy or radiation.

27.   Immunex Corp., which won federal approval last week for its Enbrel arthritis drug, is working with American Home Products Corp. to market it.

28.   It is more appealing than other arthritis drugs because patients need only take it once a day, Ahmad said.

29.   Mobic is the third new arthritis drug approved in the last two years, joining Celebrex and Vioxx.

30.   Schering-Plough, maker of allergy pill Claritin, and Pharmacia, maker of arthritis drug Celebrex, both met forecasts today.