Rituximab (Rituxan) for rheumatoid arthritis

Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics

Volumn 48, Issue 1233, 2006, Pages 34-35

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Indexed keywords

ABATACEPT; ADALIMUMAB; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; ETANERCEPT; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RITUXIMAB; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BRONCHOSPASM; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHILL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEATH; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PNEUMONIA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URTICARIA; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DRUG COSTS; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 33646845619     PISSN: 0025732X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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7. Cost based on AWP listings in Red Book Update, April 2006.