Latebreakers: New AHRQ report compares antirheumatics
A new report funded by AHRQ offers findings on which medications work better to treat rheumatoid arthritis
Which drugs work well for rheumatoid arthritis? Some answers can be found in a new report funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality. It concluded that combining methotrexate with one of the biologic disease-modifying anti rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) works better than using each alone. Also combining prednisone with hydroxychloroquine, methotrexate, or sulfasalazine works better than using only a synthetic DMARD to reduce joint swelling and improve function. The report, which also presented findings on which medications offer no improvement over others, can be found at http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/.
FDA’s Recent Exemptions: What Do They Mean as We Finalize DSCSA Implementation?
October 31st 2024Kala Shankle, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs with the Healthcare Distribution Alliance, and Ilisa Bernstein, President of Bernstein Rx Solutions, LLC, discussed recent developments regarding the Drug Supply Chain Security Act.
