Drug Safety
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2 weeks 1 day ago
RISK OF NON-MELANOMA SKIN CANCER WITH TNFi AND OTHER bDMARDs IN PATIENTS WITH PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS: A SWEDISH AND DANISH COHORT STUDY- despite having minimal sun 25% increase NMSC TNFis vs other bDMARDs - skin checks ! @RheumNow #EULAR2024
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2 weeks 1 day ago
opposing point of view to previous post @RheumNow #EULAR2024 https://t.co/T72r8kXF1j
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2 weeks 1 day ago
Steroids are often started before pts see a rheumatologist
This associates with long-term low-dose steroid use
Need better collaboration between referrers and rheum to reduce this avoidable steroid burden
POS0137 @RheumNow #EULAR2024
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2 weeks 1 day ago
« Glucocorticoids are such old drugs and we still use them so much » says Josef Smolen
Summary slide from « 75th anniversary of GCd, what have we learnt? »
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2 weeks 1 day ago
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND BIOLOGIC PRESCRIBING IN AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS (axSpA): LESSONS FROM AN IRISH axSpA COHORT more likely to have peripheral arthritis enthesitis psoriasis - shoukd we be formally assessing eg Beck’s DI @RheumNow #EULAR2024
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2 weeks 1 day ago
Points to consider in pregnancy &lactation in Pts w #rheumatic #diseases
#biologics don’t increase rate of serious infections in
Mom
Baby
Compared to other matched pregnant and post partum women
reassuring!
#EULAR2024
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2 weeks 1 day ago
What to use in men prior to planned conception of partner in
#rheumatic #diseases
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2 weeks 1 day ago
Points to consider in pregnancy in
#rheumatic diseases
3 points
✅TNFi all OK 👍
? Only if you can’t control disease use other #bDMARDs
Baby #vaccinations if exposed to #biologics while present
#rotovirus ok
other live vaccines >6 mos
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