Aug 23, 2022
Drs Stanley Cohen and Caylib Durand discuss the treatment paradigm for psoriatic arthritis and the role of methotrexate and other conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
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Resources
Psoriatic Arthritis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2196539-overview
Psoriatic Arthritis: Expert Review and Commentary From Published Literature https://themedicalxchange.com/en/2021/11/23/3021-new-grappa-treatment-recommendations-for-psoriatic-arthritis/
GRAPPA Treatment Recommendations: 2021 Update https://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2022/03/10/jrheum.211331
What Is GRADE? https://bestpractice.bmj.com/info/us/toolkit/learn-ebm/what-is-grade/
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Workup https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/331715-workup#c6
leflunomide (Rx) https://reference.medscape.com/drug/arava-leflunomide-343203
sulfasalazine (Rx) https://reference.medscape.com/drug/azulfidine-sulfasalazine-343280
AB0533 Combination of Methotrexate and Leflunomide Is Safe and Has Good Drug Retention Among Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis https://ard.bmj.com/content/80/Suppl_1/1298.1
apremilast (Rx) https://reference.medscape.com/drug/otezla-apremilast-999915
Etanercept and Methotrexate as Monotherapy or in Combination for Psoriatic Arthritis: Primary Results From a Randomized, Controlled Phase III Trial https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/art.40851
Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment & Management https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2196539-treatment
Iritis and Uveitis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/798323-overview
Paradoxical Gastrointestinal Effects of Interleukin-17 Blockers https://ard.bmj.com/content/79/9/1132