Antirheumatic agents

Rheumatoid arthritis patients should be offered intensive treatment when first diagnosed

Evidence to support intensive treatment with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs when patients are first diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis has been presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology.…

Identifying and managing sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is a complex immunological disorder that requires careful management and vigilant monitoring.…

Pharmaceutical care (7) Arthritis

Arthritis, which includes osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis and gout, affects about 10 per cent of the adult UK population, although estimates of prevalence are made difficult by diagnostic uncertainties.1,2,3 Osteoarthritis (OA) is most common and affects as many as 10-20 per cent of…