Comparison of Glucocorticoid and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Requirement Before and After Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Treatment in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Birlik M., ÇAPAR S., Akar S., SARI İ., ÖNEN F., Akkoc N.

ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.30, sa.3, ss.206-213, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5606/archrheumatol.2015.5504
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.206-213
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Corticosteroid sparing, glucocorticoid, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, tumor necrosis factor inhibitor, rheumatoid arthritis, DOSE PREDNISONE THERAPY, PEPTIC-ULCER DISEASE, BLOOD-PRESSURE, DOUBLE-BLIND, OSTEOPOROSIS, METAANALYSIS, ASSOCIATION, INFECTION, AGENTS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: This study aims to investigate whether use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or glucocorticoids (GCs) decreases over different time intervals before and after anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.