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Combination of Second-line Antirheumatic Drugs [PDF]
Single drug therapy is often not satisfactory in the treatment of chronic arthritis. The combination of second-line antirheumatic drugs is therefore increasingly employed. Various strategies of combining drugs can be used, starting with combinations or adding agents in case of insufficient effect of single therapy.
Haagsma, C.J., Riel, P.L.C.M. van
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Adherence to the antirheumatic drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
IntroductionThis systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to analyze the adherence rate for conventional and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) utilizing different assessment measures.MethodA systematic literature search was ...
Nilay Aksoy+4 more
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Antirheumatic Drugs and the Risk of Tuberculosis [PDF]
We aimed to quantify the rate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease (TB) among a cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to assess whether the independent use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) is associated with the risk of developing TB.The study was performed using the PharMetrics Patient-Centric database (PharMetrics ...
Samy Suissa+3 more
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The Safety of Antirheumatic Drugs [PDF]
Drug therapy for rheumatic diseases has changed fundamentally in recent decades with the introduction of many new agents. As these drugs may have to be taken for many years, and many of them are of similar efficacy, their safety profiles play an important role in therapeutic decisionmaking.This review is based on pertinent literature retrieved by a ...
Mucke J, Simon H, Rüdiger Burmester G.
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Risk of Herpes Zoster in Individuals on Biologics, DMARDS and/or Corticosteroids for Autoimmune Diseases:A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Background: Studies examining the risk of herpes zoster (HZ) associated with immunosuppressants, such as biologics, non-biological disease modifying agents (nbDMARDs) or corticosteroids, have generated conflicting results.
Alarcón-Segovia+94 more
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Aphthous colitis induced by non-steroidal antirheumatic drugs
I Zuber-Jerger
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Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs [PDF]
Jennifer M. Belavic
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Introduction: Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has advanced with the introduction of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. However, more than 20% of patients with RA still have moderate or severe disease activity.
Chihiro Nakagawa+3 more
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COVID-19 Therapy: the Role of Antirheumatic Drugs
Currently, the close attention of the medical and international community is still riveted on the novel coronavirus infection, which caused the pandemic in 2020.
M. A. Litvinova+2 more
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12. Toxicity of antirheumatic drugs [PDF]
Pharmacological treatments can have a major impact on the outcome of rheumatic diseases. To achieve the best results, individual treatment regimens comprising analgesic agents, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs are used.
Lehmann, T., Day, R. O., Brooks, P. M.
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