Drugs prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis (anti-rheumatic drugs) typically have anti-inflammatory effects and may potentially protect the endothelium, reducing the risk of atherosclerosis in these patients. "However, most patients take several anti-rheumatic drugs at once. Hence, it is difficult to see...
Study population included patients of both gender male and female, diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and on treatment. Prices of the drugs prescribed to the patients were obtained from different offline and online sources. The lowest and highest cost of brands in rupees (INR)...
On the other hand, these biologic agents are currently prescribed for thousands of patients and so are widely recognized as the standard therapy for such patients. To increase the statistical power of the efficacy data for anti-TNF agents, we carried out a meta-analysis (Table 1). The ...
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(losartan) did not appear to substantially decline compared with other commonly prescribed medications for chronic conditions.1The modest decline for most common long-term therapies after peak could represent reduced contact with prescribing clinicians, restricted access to pharmacies, pharmacist rationing, ...
Four commonly prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for rheumatoid arthritis. A four-way single-blind crossover study was used to compare the efficacy and tolerance of four non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. In addition, pain intensity was compared during the day, at night, at rest...
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines...
Methotrexate is now the disease-modifying antirheumatic drug prescribed most frequently for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Methotrexate is an antif
374,000 people in Canada aged 16 and above suffered from rheumatoid arthritis. The industry in Europe is driven by increase in adoption of biosimilars. According to a survey in 2020, 92% of the EU clinicians prescribed biosimilars to close to 25% of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis...
Meloxicam is a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug commonly prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and pain. It is reported to be a BCRP substrate (Garcia-Lino et al., 2020), and here we observed that it is also a strong inhibitor of BCRP. Since it has a high bioavailability ...