DMARDs 2 Flashcards
what else is methotrexate indicated for?
lupus
Hydroxychloroquine trade name
Plaquenil
Other indications for hydroxychloroquine?
lupus malaria
What DMARDs are indicated for lupus?
methotrexate hydroxychloroquine
DMARDs common routes
PO, IV, sub cutan
which DMARDs have only the PO route?
methotrexate, sulfasalazine hydroxychloroquine
which DMARDs are administered IV, or sub cut?
Adalimumab, etanercept rituximab
methotrexate common AE
N/V/D, alopecia, malaise
methotrexate less common AE
increased liver function tests, heptatoxicity, nephrotoxicity, thrombocytopenia, bone marrow suppression
sulfasalazine AE
Nausea, rash, hepatitis, pneumonitis, bone marrow suppression
hydroxychloroquine AE
dyspepsia, nausea, abdominal pain, rashes, nightmares and visual disturbances
rituximab AE
injection/infusion reactions, increased LFTs, antibody development
DMARD (biologic TNF Inh) common AE
headache, infection, antibody development, IV infusion reactions (fever, hypotension, urticaria)
DMARD (biologic TNF In) Boxed warnings
serious infections, secondary malignancies like lymphoma
what are the three subtypes of DMARDs?
Non-biologic, Biologic (TNF/Non-TNF inhibitor)