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A PHARMACIST’S AUDIT OF ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUGS
The results of an audit, by a hospital pharmacist, of antirheumatic drug use at four rheumatology units are presented. Profiles can be developed for each drug which indicate their efficacy and the adverse reaction rate in clinical practice. These can be used to make rational therapeutic choices. A pharmacist can effectively collate such data to provide
D. L. Scott+2 more
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Objective Autoimmune rheumatic diseases commonly affect individuals of childbearing age, with historically increased adverse pregnancy outcomes in this group. The advent of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) has fostered more suitable conditions for pregnancy; however, this is accompanied by challenges in ensuring safe use in reproductive ...
Athena Chin+4 more
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Immunogenicity of Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
The presented review searched for articles in the databases PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, eLibrary (2002-2022) and assessed the immunogenicity of the 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine (PPV23) in adult patients with ...
B. Ts. Batozhargalova+6 more
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The goal of treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is to achieve remission or low disease activity. A wide range of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs is used for the treatment of RA, including biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs)
A. O. Bobkova, A. M. Lila
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Sleep Matters: Exploring the Link Between Sleep Disturbances and Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Objective Fatigue is a prevalent and debilitating symptom for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although patients and rheumatologists often attribute fatigue to inflammation, other factors such as sleep disturbances are frequently overlooked. This study aims to explore the relationship between subjective (self‐reported) and objective (actigraphy
Natalia V. Chalupczak+12 more
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Biological Therapies in Inflammatory Myopathies
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a rare group of disorders that feature progressive immune-mediated skeletal muscle destruction along with skin, lung, and joint involvement.
Abd El Haleem Natour, Shaye Kivity
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Understanding cisplatin resistance using cellular models [PDF]
Many mechanisms of cisplatin resistance have been proposed from studies of cellular models of resistance including changes in cellular drug accumulation, detoxification of the drug, inhibition of apoptosis and repair of the DNA adducts.
Davey, Mary W., Stordal, Britta
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Objective Administrative claims are used to evaluate oral glucocorticoid use in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), despite limited evidence to support accuracy. We aimed to evaluate the performance of claims‐based algorithms for glucocorticoid use compared to self‐report in an RA population.
Beth I. Wallace+16 more
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In the first part we reviewed the issues of perioperative administration of steroids, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, biologics and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
V. A. Lyalina+7 more
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Objective The aim of this systematic review was to synthesise the economic impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on households, health systems, and society in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Methods Electronic databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, and CINAHL were searched using keywords related to RA and cost of illness.
Tadesse Gebrye+6 more
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