Acupressure and gentle massage can be used to treat a pinched nerve. Acupuncture may treat a pinched nerve. The main treatment for a pinched nerve is rest. A woman with neck pain from a pinched nerve.
Yervoy is the first drug approved for treating this indication. The FDA has not approved any new first-line medicines in over ten years. A dosage of Yervoy is expected to cost about $30,000; therapy of four infusions over three months will cost around $120,000. The drug is estimated to have a market of more than $400m in 2011.
Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD. March 25, 2011 -- The FDA has approved Bristol-Myers' Yervoy for the treatment of late-stage, metastatic melanoma, a deadly skin cancer. Yervoy (ipilimumab) is the first drug ever shown to help late-stage melanoma patients live longer. However, it does not cure the disease.