EN | RU
EN | RU

Help Support

Back

“Official view” on glucocorticoids in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on international guidelines and consensus statements

“Official view” on glucocorticoids in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on international guidelines and consensus statements “Official view” on glucocorticoids in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on international guidelines and consensus statements
“Official view” on glucocorticoids in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on international guidelines and consensus statements “Official view” on glucocorticoids in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on international guidelines and consensus statements

What's new?

Choosing the right timing of GC administration alongwith administration frequency and patient specific factors can be effective in RA patients.

The understanding on the current role of systemic glucocorticoids (GC) of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management by examining their importance and the current level of evidence in recent guidelines have been explained in this study analysis. The open questions to be addressed in future guidelines and research projects have also been recognised.

The PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane databases were used to explore the systematic literature review for the guidelines on the pharmacological treatment of RA. The AGREE II tool was used to evaluate the relevant articles according to their quality and inspected for all relevant information regarding the use of GC.

All guidelines concur that GC, especially if given at low dosages and for a short duration, are an suitable option in RA treatment. But, many recommendations remain indistinct as reliable and detailed evidence is limited. The significant elements of the GC therapy are partially or completely neglected, and the current nomenclature is not used consistently. Generally, quality estimation displayed flaws in many articles, regarding not only GC specific recommendations but also guideline quality.

It was culminated that the current recommendations for the use of GC in the RA management are not satisfactory. Careful evaluation of dosages, timing and duration of their use is required. The existing nomenclature on glucocorticoid therapy should be used consistently. 

Source:

Arthritis Care & Research

Article:

The “official view” on glucocorticoids in rheumatoid arthritis. A systematic review of international guidelines and consensus statements

Authors:

Yannick Palmowski et al.

Comments (0)

Recommendations

You want to delete this comment? Please mention comment Invalid Text Content Text Content cannot me more than 1000 Something Went Wrong Cancel Confirm Confirm Delete Hide Replies View Replies View Replies ru en
Try: