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Impact of renal function on the safety of biologic and synthetic DMARDs in rheumatoid arthritis

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This looked at whether rheumatoid arthritis drugs, both the newer biologic kind and older synthetic pills, are safe when kidney function is reduced. Kidney function affects how drugs are cleared from the body, so this matters for anyone with arthritis and kidney disease. It is observational, so it shows a link between kidney function and side effects, not proof of cause. The record we received did not include the number of patients or the specific risks found.

Who did this work

Dilara Bulut Gökten (Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University) · Ömer Atakan Soğur (Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University) · Zoljargal Sukhbaatar (Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University) · Ridvan Mercan (Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-08-28
https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000050387