© 1982 British Society for Rheumatology
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A PHARMACISTS AUDIT OF ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUGS
1Selly Oak Hospital Birmingham B29 6JD
2Department of INvestigative Pathology, Rheumatism Research Wing, University of Birminghma Birmingham B15 2TJ
3Walsall Manor Hospital Walsall
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The results of an audit, by a hospital pharmacist, of antirheumatic drug use at four rheumatology units are presented. Profiles can be developed for each drug which indicate their efficacy and the adverse reaction rate in clinical practice. These can be used to make rational therapeutic choices. A pharmacist can effectively collate such data to provide an unbiased information source.