Rheumatology Advance Access originally published online on August 28, 2006
Rheumatology 2008 47(6):924-925; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel216a
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BSR/BHPR guideline for disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy in consultation with the British Association of Dermatologists
Harold Wood Hospital, BHR Trust, Romford, 1Gubbins Lane Surgery, Harold Wood, 2Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, 3Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, 4Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, 5Royal College of Nursing Rheumatology Forum, London, 6Litchdon Health Centre, Barnstaple, 7Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital and University of East Anglia, 8Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, 9National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, Maidenhead and 10Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Correspondence to: K. Chakravarty, Harold Wood Hospital, BHR NHS Trust, Romford, Essex RM7 OBE, UK. E-mail: Kuntal.Chakravarty@bhrhospitals.nhs.uk
KEY WORDS: DMARD, Guideline, Multidisciplinary, Multi professional
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Inflammatory arthritis and especially rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is common and affects 1% of the population. The prognosis of RA remains uncertain as it runs a variable and unpredictable course. Several longitudinal studies have demonstrated the progressive course of RA and new research has emphasized the need for early intervention with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) to prevent long-term disability.
The development of Clinical Guidelines is the first step towards earlier diagnosis and treatment. This multidisciplinary and multiprofesssional guideline on DMARDs is timely for two major reasons: first, it was necessary to update the guideline produced by the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) 5 yrs ago; and second,
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Guideline eligibility and exclusion criteria |
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Monitoring of treatment |
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