Changes in Opioid Utilization Following Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Initiation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Siyeon ParkTham T LeJulia F SlejkoEster Villalonga-OlivesEberechukwu Onukwugha

Published in: Rheumatology and therapy (2019)

This real-world study of commercially insured patients with RA suggests that opioid use among these patients is prevalent. There was a small decrease in overall opioid utilization after TNFi initiation.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
end stage renal disease
rheumatoid arthritis
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
systemic lupus erythematosus
disease activity
ankylosing spondylitis
systemic sclerosis