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I m looking at medicare drug plans, and have been told by my doctor that I will benefit from knee injections for arthritis. I forgot the medication name. But think that he said it would probably be a specialty drug. What are some common injection medications. So that I can see what Tier drugs they are.
thanks for your question, Commonly used medication for local injection of the knee contain hyaluronic acid (intragel) and Recently ,You can use Platlet rich plasma for local injection which is provided from your own blood .
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thanks for your question, Commonly used medication for local injection of the knee contain hyaluronic acid (intragel) and Recently ,You can use Platlet rich plasma for local injection which is provided from your own blood .