Changing pattern of drug use in relation to disease duration of rheumatoid arthritis

The prevalent use of antirheumatic drugs in a cohort of 311 middle aged female patients with seropositive and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was investigated. Seropositive patients used a greater amount and more aggressive drugs during each decade of disease duration. The overall use of drug...

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Published inJournal of rheumatology Vol. 14; no. 3; p. 476
Main Authors van Saase, J, Vandenbroucke, J, Valkenburg, H, Boersma, J, Cats, A, Festen, J, Hartman, A, Huber-Bruning, O, Rasker, J, Weber, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada 01.06.1987
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy
Drug Utilization
Humans
Time Factors
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Summary:The prevalent use of antirheumatic drugs in a cohort of 311 middle aged female patients with seropositive and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was investigated. Seropositive patients used a greater amount and more aggressive drugs during each decade of disease duration. The overall use of drugs decreased with disease duration, except for a subgroup of seropositive patients with RA who, with increased disease duration, used more aggressive drugs.
ISSN:0315-162X