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Precautions before starting tofacitinib in persons with rheumatoid arthritis
Tofacitinib is an immunosuppressive and disease-modifying therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. It may result in many infections flaring up. It is important to take precautions of all kinds (cardiovascular, malignancy, infections etc.) before starting tofacitinib. In this article, we have highlighted imp...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9850994/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36683637 http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i36.13467 |
Sumario: | Tofacitinib is an immunosuppressive and disease-modifying therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. It may result in many infections flaring up. It is important to take precautions of all kinds (cardiovascular, malignancy, infections etc.) before starting tofacitinib. In this article, we have highlighted important steps where we need to take precautions before starting tofacitinib. |
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