RA patients should be offered early intensive treatment
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Rheumatoid arthritis patients should be offered intensive treatment when first diagnosed
Two studies, presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, suggest it is beneficial to intensify treatment with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs when patients are first diagnosed.
http://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/news-and-analysis/news/rheumatoid-arthritis-patients-should-be-offered-intensive-treatment-when-first-diagnosed/20068729.article
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Two studies, presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, suggest it is beneficial to intensify treatment with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs when patients are first diagnosed.
http://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/news-and-analysis/news/rheumatoid-arthritis-patients-should-be-offered-intensive-treatment-when-first-diagnosed/20068729.article
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I thought it had been known for years that early, aggressive treatment was best. I suspect one problem will be convincing the patients of this. We get a lot of people already on here who are scared of the meds. I shall, in future, refer them to this article. Thanks.If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
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Surely this is already happening. My rheumatology department is very proud that they have scrapped the trying this for six months, trying that for another six, then trying this and that together. Money will be the crucial factor in this becoming more widespread. We're expensive patients who need these things for years and years . . . . DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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We're expensive patients who need these things for years and years0
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