Fechtenbaum Marie, Nam Jackie L, Emery Paul
Visiting Fellow.
Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2014 Aug;75(8):448-9, 451-6. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2014.75.8.448.
Biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs have significantly improved outcomes for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but cost limits their use. This article assesses data on patients who have achieved remission or low disease activity with these drugs and the possibility of dose reduction or discontinuation in these patients.
生物性改善病情抗风湿药已显著改善了类风湿关节炎患者的治疗效果,但费用限制了其应用。本文评估了使用这些药物实现病情缓解或疾病活动度低的患者的数据,以及这些患者减少剂量或停药的可能性。