List of drug options. Past, Present and Future

It's hard to remember all the different drugs, their classifications and what they do (benefits vs. side effects).
I'm new to this and get confused.

So I found this little article with the "pipeline" listed and I thought I should post it here for reference.
www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/clinical-updates/digestive-diseases/expanding-pipeline-inflammatory-bowel-disease-drugs

Also, Sugarcrave posted a link to Medscape which I found that to be very informative. (thanks Sugar)
There's an article there about another drug coming down the pipeline of selective adhesion molecule blockers like vedolizumab, it's called etrolizumab.

Here's the medscape article on it
www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology/InflammatoryBowelDisease/45745

Anyway, I hate the idea of needing to take all these drugs and being at the mercy of the insurance companies, that said, this is the system we live in. I wouldn't choose any of them as a lifestyle, but as a life saving measure, I won't turn them down. Live to fight another day.

Some interesting stuff in this post... nice find!

I remember Old Mike speaking of the cytokine storm from one of the flu's back then - Spanish Flu I guess it was. It's intriguing.

The flu thing always makes me wonder about a viral infection tipping off the start of IBD. Like in those that are already imunocomprimised from say an antibiotic course or some darn dysbiosis reason. Viruses need to break down mucus (which they do with proteases on their outer coat) and attack mucosal barriers to infiltrate cells, then change the way our immune system works to avoid being killed off... And they are usually isolated to the first few layers of our epithelial cells... Keeps me up some nights thinking about it. Thinking out load again.

Anyway- nice find on some of the possible new drugs in the pipeline as well.