Factors associated with physicians’ prescriptions for rheumatoid arthritis drugs not filled by patients

Factors associated with physicians’ prescriptions for rheumatoid arthritis drugs not filled by patients

Abstract Background This study estimated the extent and predictors of primary nonadherence (i.e., prescriptions made by physicians but not initiated by patients) to methotrexate and to biologics or tofacitinib in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who were newly prescribed these medications. Methods...

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Main Authors: Hong J. Kan, Kirill Dyagilev, Peter Schulam, Suchi Saria, Hadi Kharrazi, David Bodycombe, Charles T. Molta, Jeffrey R. Curtis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Primary nonadherence
Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
Methotrexate
Biologics
Predictive modeling
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-018-1580-5

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