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Methotrexate is one of the oldest and most cost-effective medicines available for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Its also one of the most commonly used RA therapies. Heres what to know about this drug if ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with RA treated with first-line upadacitinib over 5 years had greater reductions in disease activity vs ...

Subcutaneous tocilizumab, either as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate, demonstrated greater efficacy than methotrexate alone and was well tolerated in patients with active rheumatoid ...

Biosimilar DMARDs offer cost-effective and improved outcomes over leflunomide for RA patients unresponsive to methotrexate. The study used a Markov model with data from 25,099 RA patients to simulate ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — Discontinuing methotrexate for 1 week after influenza vaccination offers similar seroprotection ...

RA is an autoimmune disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the lining of joints, causing inflammation and potential joint damage. Treatment goals for RA include reducing inflammation and ...

Oct. 28 -- MONDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The drugs etanercept and methotrexate are safe and effective for long-term, continuous treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, new research finds. In ...

Managing symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may require trying different medicines to see what works best for you and your symptoms. The approval of Xeljanz has led to changes in how rheumatoid ...

Methotrexate dampens the immune response to vaccines, and a recent study showed that discontinuing treatment for 1 week instead of 2 worked just as well for patients with rheumatoid arthritis getting ...

Both upadacitinib (Rinvoq) and adalimumab (Humira) are proven effective in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis ...