Abstracts tagged "Biologics and inflammatory arthritis"

Abstract Number: 1117 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Government Subsidization of Biologic Therapy for Inflammatory Arthritis in a Co-Funded Healthcare Model: A Singapore Experience
Kai Ting Cheryl Chua¹, Wai Yee Joanna Leong ², Kee Fong Phang ¹, Sajeewani Dissanayake ¹, Peter Cheung ¹, Warren Fong ³, Keng Hong Leong ⁴, Ying Ying Leung ³, Anita Yee Nah Lim ¹, Nai Lee Lui ⁵, Mona Manghani ⁶, Amelia Santosa ¹, Melonie Kannamma Sriranganathan ², Ernest Suresh ⁷, Teck Choon Tan ⁸, Gim Gee Teng ¹ and Manjari Lahiri ¹, ¹National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore, ²Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ³Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ⁴Leong Keng Hong Arthritis and Medical Clinic, Singapore, Singapore, ⁵Lui Centre for Arthritis & Rheumatology, Gleneagles medical Centre, Singapore, Singapore, ⁶Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ⁷Ng Teng Fong Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ⁸Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: Real world utilization of biologic therapy for inflammatory arthritis often falls short of international best practice and is heavily influenced by affordability and national…