Abstracts tagged "azathioprine and pregnancy"

Abstract Number: 2044 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Birth Outcomes In Childbearing Women Treated With Thiopurines: A Meta-Analysis
Zeinab F. Saleh¹, Raveendhara R. Bannuru², William F. Harvey² and Timothy E. McAlindon³, ¹Adult Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The thiopurines azathioprine (AZA) and 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) are effective treatments for many rheumatic and autoimmune conditions. These medications have a category D classification from…