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Systematic review protocol outlines outcomes of csDMARD tapering in stable arthritis, highlighting the balance between reducing drug toxicity and preventing disease flares.
OBJECTIVES: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To investigate the benefits and harms of dose reduction and discontinuation of conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) in adults with rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis, who have been in sustained remission or low disease activity. This is a common review protocol, outlining the approach for two separate Cochrane reviews for people with rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis. Dose reduction or discontinuation of csDMARDs in adults with rheumatoid arthritis, who have been in sustained remission or low disease activity Dose reduction or discontinuation of csDMARDs in adults with psoriatic arthritis, who have been in sustained remission or low disease activity.
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