Abstracts tagged "ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and adherence"

Abstract Number: 248 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Adherence to Biologic Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) —a Comparison of Long-term Adherence Among Patients with Various Inflammatory Conditions by Primary Dispensing Channel
Caroline Swift ¹, Yvonne Viteri², Gail Bridges ³, Mary Dorholt ⁴ and Monal Kohli ⁵, ¹Express Scripts, St. Louis, MO, ²Accredo, Northvale, NJ, ³Accredo, Memphis, TN, ⁴Accredo, Maple Grove, MN, ⁵Express Scripts, Franklin Lakes, NJ
Background/Purpose: Medication adherence to biologic DMARDs has been associated with optimal clinical outcomes. Adherence varies with primary dispensing channel among rheumatoid arthritis patients. Prior studies…