Comparative evaluation of efficacy and safety of methotrexate either alone or in combination with hydroxychloroquine in patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis
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A study of rheumatoid arthritis management with the triple combination of methotrexate + hydroxychloroquine + sulfasalazine and double combination of methotrexate + hydroxychloroquine
Rheumatoid arthritis is chronic multisystem disease, failure rate with monotherapy is high. The present study was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of triple combination of Methotrexate + Hydroxychloroquine + Sulfasalazine and double combination of Methotrexate + Hydroxychloroquine in patients suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis. The present study was a prospective, randomized, single...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2279-0780,2319-2003
DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20173285