The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer must be rubbing its hands in anticipation… because if it gets its way the super risky, super expensive arthritis drug Xeljanz could become one of the company’s hottest sellers. And not because it can “cure” arthritis, or any other disease, for that matter.

Hair to die for

In the past we’ve told you about the off label use of risky drugs. When a drug is prescribed off label, it means that medical authorities did not approve the drug to be prescribed for the condition that it is given… but it’s ‘allowed’ to be touted behind closed doors. It’s a dangerous practice to say the least.

Most often doctors find out about these other uses from their drug reps, but in a hush, hush, wink and nod kind of way, which is frowned upon (in a big way) by medical authorities.

Enter the arthritis drug Xeljanz. This rheumatoid arthritis drug already has a black box warning. It’s one of those new biologic drugs and it’s a horror story — complete with warnings about serious infections that can cause death, tuberculosis and “other opportunistic infections.” The label also warns about lymphomas and other cancers that have been reported in people taking the drug.

So, you can imagine that many patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis are reluctant to use it.

The reason for the excitement around ‘Xeljanz’ is that it can cause hair growth. A news report recently announced that researchers may have uncovered the answer to one of the biggest “mysteries” in life — baldness. “Thanks to a little arthritis pill,” a bald man now has a full head of hair… and the report ended with photos of a beautiful, shiny head of hair — all from that “little arthritis pill.”

Of course, the report won’t tell you how deadly this little pill can be. In fact, when you listen to this magical story of shiny hair and disappearing baldness, it’s like the side effects magically disappeared with the hair loss.