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Disparities in the organisation of national healthcare systems for treatment of...
Michelsen, Brigitte; Østergaard, Mikkel; Nissen, Michael John; Ciurea, Adrian; Möller, Burkhard; Midtbøll Ørnbjerg, Lykke; Horák, PavelBackground: Studies on national policies for biologics are warranted. Objectives: To map and compare national healthcare set-ups for prescription, start, switch, tapering, and discontinuation of biologic/targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in patients with psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis across Europe, and assess the healthcare set-ups in relation to countries' soci...
Treating rheumatoid arthritis to target : 2014 update of the recommendations of...
Smolen, Josef S.; Breedveld, Ferdinand C.; Burmester, Gerd R.; Bykerk, Vivian; Dougados, Maxime; Emery, Paul; Kvien, Tore K.; Navarro-Compán, M VictoriaBackground: Reaching the therapeutic target of remission or low-disease activity has improved outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) significantly. The treat-to-target recommendations, formulated in 2010, have provided a basis for implementation of a strategic approach towards this therapeutic goal in routine clinical practice, but these recommendations need to be re-evaluated for appropriateness a...