Does gastrointestinal adverse drug reaction influence therapeutic effect in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis?

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-144

  Jiang, Miao ^a   Zhao, Jing ^a   Lu, Aiping ^a   Zha, Qinglin ^b   He, Yiting ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b National Pharmaceutical Engineering Research Center   (China)

^c GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CHINESE DRUG; DICLOFENAC; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GLUCOSIDORUM TRIPTERYGLL TOTORUM; METHOTREXATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YISHEN JUANBI;

ANOREXIA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OCCULT BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCER;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DICLOFENAC; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; SULFASALAZINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649161670     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0312     Document Type: Letter

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