Patterns of Medication Use in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Multicenter Cohort Study

• Published in: Arthritis Care & Research Vol. 74; no. 12; pp. 2033 - 2041
• Main Authors: Kandane‐Rathnayake, Rangi, Louthrenoo, Worawit, Luo, Shue‐Fen, Wu, Yeong‐Jian J., Chen, Yi‐Hsing, Golder, Vera, Lateef, Aisha, Cho, Jiacai, Navarra, Sandra V., Zamora, Leonid, Hamijoyo, Laniyati, Sockalingam, Sargunan, An, Yuan, Li, Zhanguo, Montes, Ricardo, Oon, Shereen, Katsumata, Yasuhiro, Harigai, Masayoshi, Hao, Yanjie, Zhang, Zhuoli, Chan, Madelynn, Kikuchi, Jun, Takeuchi, Tsutomu, Goldblatt, Fiona, O'Neill, Sean, Bae, Sang‐Cheol, Lau, Chak S., Hoi, Alberta, Karyekar, Chetan S., Nikpour, Mandana, Morand, Eric F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, USA Wiley 01.12.2022; Wiley Periodicals, Inc; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Antimalarials; Antimalarials - therapeutic use; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Glucocorticoids; Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents - adverse effects; Lupus; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - diagnosis; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - drug therapy; Severity of Illness Index; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Objective Evidence for the utility of medications in settings lacking randomized trial data can come from studies of treatment persistence. The present study was undertaken to examine patterns of medication use in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using data from a large multicenter longitudinal co...