Increases in use of methotrexate since the 1980s
Sokka, T.
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 28(5 Suppl 61: S13-S20
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0392-856X PMID: 21044427 Document Number: 644966
In this chapter, we review the use of DMARDs in several clinical RA cohorts and databases between the 1970s and the 2000s. The DMARD profile in the QUEST-RA database provides an overview of clinical use of MTX in recent years in 25 countries. The data show that (I) MTX is currently the most frequently used DMARD in RA, and (II) that this development has taken about 20 years to emerge.