Medication Purchases Are Associated With the Number of Dental Treatments. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objectives Little is known whether the number of systemic medications, indicating worsened general health, affects the number of dental appointments needed. The hypothesis is that patients purchasing more systemic medications would have an increased number of dental appointments and respective need for treatments than patients who do not ...
Frankenhaeuser F+4 more
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Assessments of CYP-Inhibition-Based Drug-Drug Interactions Between Tofacitinib and Lipid-Lowering Agents in Rats Both In Vitro and In Vivo. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Tofacitinib is a widely used medication for the treatment of arthritis. It has been reported that some patients experience abnormal cholesterol levels following treatment, leading to recommendations for the coadministration of lipid‐lowering drugs such as statins.
Yang H+9 more
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Recent advances: rheumatology [PDF]
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Madhok, R., Kerr, H., Capell, H.A.
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory joint disease, which can cause cartilage and bone damage as well as disability. Early diagnosis is key to optimal therapeutic success, particularly in patients with well-characterised risk factors for poor ...
Aletaha, Daniel+2 more
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Health-related quality of life and depression among participants in the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance registry. [PDF]
ObjectiveTo examine health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and depression among participants in an international Sjögren's syndrome (SS) registry, comparing those with and without SS.MethodsCross-sectional study of participants in the Sjögren's ...
Chou, Annie+5 more
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Efficacy and safety of ixekizumab through 52 weeks in two phase 3, randomised, controlled clinical trials in patients with active radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (COAST-V and COAST-W). [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the efficacy and safety of ixekizumab for up to 52 weeks in two phase 3 studies of patients with active radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) who were biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD)-naive ...
Baraliakos, X.+19 more
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Use of the painDETECT tool in rheumatoid arthritis suggests neuropathic and sensitization components in pain reporting. [PDF]
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune condition typified by systemic inflammation targeted toward synovial joints. Inhibition of proinflammatory networks by disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, eg, methotrexate and biologic therapies,
Ahmed, S+4 more
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Synergistic drug combinations from electronic health records and gene expression. [PDF]
ObjectiveUsing electronic health records (EHRs) and biomolecular data, we sought to discover drug pairs with synergistic repurposing potential. EHRs provide real-world treatment and outcome patterns, while complementary biomolecular data, including ...
Chen, William+19 more
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Higher risk of tuberculosis reactivation when anti-TNF is combined with immunosuppressive agents. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials [PDF]
Objective. Treatment with tumour necrosis factor antagonists (anti-TNF) has been recognized as a risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) reactivation. Our aim was to evaluate risk of TB reactivation in rheumatologic and non-rheumatologic diseases treated with ...
Armuzzi, Alessandro+9 more
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Effects of the anti-RANKL antibody denosumab on joint structural damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DESIRABLE study): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial. [PDF]
ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of denosumab in suppressing joint destruction when added to conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (csDMARD) therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).MethodsThis was a multi-centre ...
Genant, Harry K+9 more
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