A study looked at more than 23,600 Medicare beneficiaries with RA who had received a ≥30-day prescription of an opioid drug. Participants were grouped according to those who had been prescribed a ...

We compared disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) use for older adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-related ambulatory visits from rheumatologists and primary care providers (PCPs). We ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . JAK inhibition carried higher malignancy risk vs. biologic DMARDs. Malignancy risk was seen in older patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly all bDMARDs and tsDMARDs feature infection or malignancy warnings from the FDA or European Medicines ...

SaveHealth reports on common rheumatoid arthritis medications, highlighting their effectiveness, side effects, and cost management strategies.

Patients with RA who discontinued biologic DMARDs before orthopedic surgery had a greater risk for postoperative disease flares.

ROME — Daily baricitinib, an oral Janus kinase (JAK)1/2 inhibitor, produces rapid clinical improvement in the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in patients with active disease who have failed ...

Traditional medications are synthesized through chemical reactions, whereas biologics are derived from and reproduced, at least partially, from living organisms. For instance, blood and plasma ...