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Rheumatology Drug Updates: Apremilast, Golimumab, and More
Information on new approvals and medication safety rheumatologists need to know
A Few Acronyms and Indices in OMERACT
HAQ: Health Assessment Questionnaire DAS28: Disease Activity Score DAS: Psoriatic Arthritis: ACR Core Data Set and Disease Activity Score PsARC: Psoriatic Arthritis Response Criteria PSAI: Psoriasis Area and Severity Index SLEDAI: SLE Disease Activity Score BILAG: British Isles Lupus Activity Score SLAM: Systemic Lupus Activity Measure LAI: Lupus Activity Index ECLAM: European Consensus Lupus Activity…
Drug Updates: Lorcaserin, Acetaminophen, and More
information on new approvals and medication safety
Drug Updates: EULAR 2012
Tracking the results of drug safety and efficacy
Patient Fact Sheet: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Several types of arthritis fall under the JIA heading. This inflammation begins before patients reach the age of 16 years, and may involve one or many joints and cause other symptoms such as fevers, rash, and eye inflammation.
Treatment Patterns and Trends for Spondylarthropathies
Methotrexate is a commonly used disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for treating patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). However, is it truly as effective as many think it is? That’s the question raised during the session “Spondylarthropathies: Recent Insights,” which took place at the 2011 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting in November.
Drug Updates: Apremilast, Belimumab, and More
Information on new approvals and medication safety
A Unique Structure for Tackling Psoriatic Disease
GRAPPA brings together a group of highly motivated physicians to address these complex disorders
Psoriatic Arthritis: From Leeds to the Limelight
Advances in understanding of the disease begin in the 1960s