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Methotrexate remains an important therapeutic agent in Rheumatology, for Rheumatoid arthritis and other systemic and auto-immune diseases. Its prescription and subsequent use is often challenged by mis-information at the dispensing levels, often finding the origin of the mis-information in various […]

Algorithm for the Management of High Dose (150 mg daily) Diclofenac Usage in Chronic Pain Patients.

This metanalysis deals with the risks of cardiovascular and gastrointestinal events and deaths with the use of high-dose COX-2 inhibitors, diclofenac, and naproxen compared to placebo.. Reviewed by Therapeutics Committee in November 2021 and no changes made.

The Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) and the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) have collaborated to update the recommendations for the management of spondyloarthritis (SpA)...

The CRA has developed 2011/2012 recommendations for the pharmacological management of RA that take into consideration Canada’s current healthcare system. The recommendations address treatment questions identified from a national needs assessment survey of Canadian rheumatology professionals and are published in […]