I hope not. My mom needs it now.
When it's a matter of life and death and a loved one badly needs a drug right now, there are a couple of different routes to take. The best way to get the drug is to find a study group that's testing the drug, and get into the study as a guinea pig. Another way is to independently import (smuggle, if necessary) the drug from Canada, Mexico, or England. Of course I've never done that. (OTTB Mare whistles while gazing at ceilng.)
But if the medication has already been approved for arthritis, how difficult would it be to allow the drug to have an alternative use?
Ditto you-me....mine's just gone into "late phase" shortly before her 87th b-day. Dad made it until 94 (seven months ago, just before he died), and he was also a sufferer.
Maybe there's some hope for the family gene pool, however....