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Abstracts tagged "Pharmacoepidemiology"

  • Abstract Number: 0268 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Weight Loss Induced by Anti-obesity Medications and Gout Among Overweight and Obesity Individuals: A Population-based Cohort Study

    Jie Wei1, Yilun Wang2, Nicola Dalbeth3, Junqing Xie4, Jing Wu5, Chao Zeng6, Guanghua Lei7 and Yuqing Zhang8, 1Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; Key Laboratory of Aging-related Bone and Joint Diseases Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; Hunan Key Laboratory of Joint Degeneration and Injury, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China (People's Republic), 2Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (People's Republic), 3University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 4Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, 5Hunan Key Laboratory of Joint Degeneration and Injury, Changsha, China (People's Republic), 6Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; Key Laboratory of Aging-related Bone and Joint Diseases Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; Hunan Key Laboratory of Joint Degeneration and Injury, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China (People's Republic), 7Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; Key Laboratory of Aging-related Bone and Joint Diseases Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; Hunan Key Laboratory of Joint Degeneration and Injury, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (People's Republic), 8Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; The Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Weight loss is conditionally recommended for gout management; however, the magnitude of the effect of weight loss on incident gout and recurrent gout flares…
  • Abstract Number: 1713 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Comparisons of Non-TNFi Biologic and Targeted Synthetic DMARDs in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A Propensity Score-Matched Study Using National Veterans Affairs Data

    Halie Frideres1, Christopher Wichman2, Jianghu Dong3, Punyasha Roul4, Yangyuna Yang2, Joshua Baker5, Michael George6, Tate Johnson2, Jorge Rojas7, Sauer brian8, grant Cannon9, Scott Matson10, Jeffrey Curtis11, Ted Mikuls2 and Bryant England2, 1UNMC Department of Rheumatology, Omaha, NE, 2University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 3University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 4UNMC, Omaha, NE, 5Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 6University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 7Seattle VA, Mexico, Mexico, 8Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 9University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, 10University of Kansas, Kansas City, MO, 11University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL

    Background/Purpose: Recent RA-interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) treatment guidelines noted a paucity of evidence on the comparative effectiveness and safety of DMARDs in RA-ILD. Previously, TNFi…
  • Abstract Number: 0509 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Trends in Initiation of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Commercially-Insured US Adults, 2001-2021

    Lydia Lee1, Jeffrey Sparks2, Priyanka Yalamanchili1, Daniel B. Horton3, Zeba Khan4, Joseph Barone4 and Chintan Dave5, 1Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, MA, 3Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health; Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, 4Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 5Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research; Center for Health Outcomes, Policy & Economics, Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ

    Background/Purpose: Despite the increasing availability of newer RA therapies, there is a paucity of data comprehensively evaluating long-term trends for individual DMARDs in the US.…
  • Abstract Number: 1717 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Early Antimalarial Adherence Reduces Future Hospitalization Cost in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: Evidence from a Population-based Study

    Md Rashedul Hoque1, Diane Lacaille2, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta2, Mary A. De Vera3, Yi Qian4, John Esdaile5 and Hui Xie6, 1Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 3University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 4University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 5Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 6Arthritis Research Canada, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: To examine the association between antimalarial (AM) adherence and hospitalization costs among newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients.Methods: We…
  • Abstract Number: 0529 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Discontinuation of Targeted Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Agents in Older Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Retrospective Analysis of Medicare Data

    Yinan Huang1, Shadi Bazzazzadehgan2, Sebastian Bruera3 and Sandeep Agarwal3, 1University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Oxford, MS, 2University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Oxford, 3Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

    Background/Purpose: Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may discontinue b/tsDMARDs due to treatment failure, adverse events or costs. Little is known about b/tsDMARDs discontinuation among Medicare…
  • Abstract Number: 1756 • ACR Convergence 2024

    What Is the Impact of Prior TNF Inhibitor Treatment on the Time to Achieve Low Disease Activity and the Durability of Low Disease Activity? Real-world Results Based on 17 858 European Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Initiating a TNF Inhibitor or an IL-17A Inhibitor

    Jette Heberg1, Stylianos Georgiadis2, Marion Pons3, Anne Gitte Loft4, Brigitte Michelsen5, Louise Linde3, Daniela DiGuiseppe6, Simon Horskjær Rasmussen3, Mehrdad Kazemi3, Gary Macfarlane7, Gareth Jones7, Karin Laas8, Sigrid Vorobjov9, Isabel Castrejon10, Ziga Rotar11, Katja Perdan-Pikmajer11, Ladislav Šenolt12, Jana Baranová13, Bente Glintborg14, Adrian Ciurea15, Miguel Bernardes16, Paula Valente17, Bjorn Gudbjornsson18, Gerdur Gröndal18, Gunnstein Bakland19, Catalin Codreanu20, Corina Mogosan20, Florenzo Iannone21, Roberto Caporali22, Johan Karlsson Wallman23, Vappu Rantalaiho24, Ritva Peltomaa25, Karel Pavelka26, Pavel Horak27, Diogo Esperança Almeida28, Sara Dias Rodrigues29, Lykke Oernbjerg2, Mikkel Ostergaard30 and Merete Hetland31, 1Rigshospitalet Glostrup, København V, Denmark, 2Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Glostrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark, 3Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark, 4Aarhus University Hospital and Aarhus University, Horsens, Denmark, 5Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Diakonhjemmet Hospital and Sørlandet Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, 6Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 7University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 8East-Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia, 9National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia, 10Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón and Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 11University Medical Centre Ljubljana and University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 12Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 13Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Ltd., Brno, Czech Republic, 14DANBIO, Rigshospitalet Glostrup and University of Copenhagen, Virum, Denmark, 15University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 16São João Hospital Center and FMUP, Lisboa, Portugal, 17Rheumatology Department, Hospital de São Sebastião, Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, 18Landspitali University Hospital and University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, 19Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital North Norway, Tromsø, Norway, 20University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, 21Rheumatology Unit- University of Bari "Aldo Moro", IT, Bari, Italy, 22Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, and Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy, 23Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden, 24Tampere University Hospital, Tampere University and Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Tampere, Finland, 25Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, 26Institute of Rheumatology and Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic, 273rd Department of Internal Medicine - Nephrology, Rheumatology and Endocrinology, University Hospital Olomouc & Palacky University Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Olomouc, Olomoucky kraj, Czech Republic, 28Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal, 29Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital Egas Moniz, Unidade Local de Saúde Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal, 30Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen and Center for Rheumatology, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup, Denmark, 31Rigshospitalet Glostrup and University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) and Interleukin-17Ai inhibitors (IL-17Ai) have shown effectiveness in achieving low disease activity (LDA) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).…
  • Abstract Number: 0806 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Rotavirus Vaccine in Offspring Exposed to Tumour Necrosis Factor Inhibitors During the Third Trimester Does Not Increase Diarrhea-Associated Healthcare Events

    Leah K. Flatman1, Sasha Bernatsky2, Isabelle Malhamé3, Yvan St-Pierre4, Olga Basso1, Anick Bérard5 and Evelyne Vinet3, 1McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, 4McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, 5Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Until recently, best practice guidelines recommended withholding rotavirus vaccine in offspring exposed in utero to any TNFi until 6 months of age due to fears of…
  • Abstract Number: 1868 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Opioid Prescription Rates in Patients with Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis in the US Between 2008-2021: A Joinpoint Regression Analysis

    Berk Degirmenci1, Christine Peloquin2, Sara Lodi1, Pedro M Machado3, S. Reza Jafarzadeh2, Tuhina Neogi2, Lianne S Gensler4, Maureen Dubreuil5 and Jean Liew2, 1Boston University, Boston, MA, 2Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 3Department of Neuromuscular Diseases and Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, 4Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 5Section of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Current axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) guidelines do not provide recommendations for opioids in pain management. Opioid use is common in axSpA, despite widespread uptake of…
  • Abstract Number: 0907 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Association of Rare and Common Genetic Variants in MOCOS with Inadequate Response to Allopurinol

    Niamh Fanning1, Murray Cadzow2, Ruth Topless3, Chris Frampton4, Nicola Dalbeth5, Tony Merriman6 and Lisa Stamp4, 1University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand, 3University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 4University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 5University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 6University of Alabama at Birmingham, Homewood, AL

    Background/Purpose: The minor allele of the common rs2231142 (Q141K) ABCG2 variant predicts inadequate response to allopurinol urate lowering therapy (ULT). We hypothesize that additional variants in genes…
  • Abstract Number: 2021 • ACR Convergence 2024

    The Dual Benefits of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors for Recurrent Nephrolithiasis and Gout Flares Among Gout Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: New User, Active Comparator Target Trial Emulation Studies

    Natalie McCormick1, Chio Yokose2, Leo Lu3, Deborah Wexler1, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta4, Mary A. De Vera5, saiajay chigurupati1, Kiara Tan1, Chixiang Chen6, Rozalina McCoy6, Gary Curhan7 and Hyon K. Choi8, 1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, 3Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 4Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 5University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 6University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 7Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 8Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA

    Background/Purpose: Nephrolithiasis and gout are both common, extremely painful conditions which frequently coexist, along with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), first approved…
  • Abstract Number: 0913 • ACR Convergence 2024

    The Association Between PTPN2 and Leukopenia in New Users of Azathioprine

    Puran Nepal1, Laura L. Daniel2, Jacy Zanussi2, Alyson L. Dickson3, Wei-Qi Wei3, Adriana M. Hung4, Nancy J. Cox3, Vivian K. Kawai3, Jonathan D. Mosley3, C. Michael Stein3, QiPing Feng3, Ge Liu3, Ran Tao3 and Cecilia P. Chung2, 1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt, TN, 2University of Miami, Miami, FL, 3Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 4Veterans Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN

    Background/Purpose: Leukopenia is a common dose-dependent side effect of azathioprine and often results in discontinuation of the drug. Variants in TPMT and NUDT15 have been…
  • Abstract Number: 2022 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Could Initiation of Sodium Glucose Co-Transporter-2 Inhibitors Reduce the Need for Conventional Urate-Lowering Therapy and Flare Medications in Patients with Gout?Population-Based Target Trial Emulation Studies

    Natalie McCormick1, Chio Yokose2, Leo Lu3, Sharan Rai1, Gregory Challener1 and Hyon K. Choi4, 1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, 3Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 4Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA

    Background/Purpose: Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) lower serum urate levels and are associated with reduced risk of incident gout as well as recurrent flares [Annals IM…
  • Abstract Number: 0914 • ACR Convergence 2024

    RAB19 and Azathioprine-Associated Pancreatic Injury in Patients Taking Azathioprine

    Shailja C. Shah1, Tyler S. Reese2, Laura L. Daniel3, Puran Nepal4, Jacy Zanussi3, Alyson L. Dickson2, Ran Tao2, Adriana M. Hung5, Wei-Qi Wei2, C. Michael Stein2, QiPing Feng2 and Cecilia P. Chung3, 1University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, 2Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 3University of Miami, Miami, FL, 4Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt, TN, 5Veterans Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN

    Background/Purpose: Pancreatitis is a rare, but potentially life-threatening adverse event associated with the use of azathioprine. Prior studies have found an association between the HLA…
  • Abstract Number: 2091 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Changes in Analgesic Prescriptions for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Derek Ochi1, Dagoberto Pina2, Manmeet Kaur3, Jeffery Fine4, Daniel Black5 and Barton Wise6, 1Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, 2School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, 3Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, 4Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, 5Innovation Technology - Data Center of Excellence, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, 6Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California Davis and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramneto, CA

    Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability. The 2019 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/Arthritis Foundation (AF) Guideline for the Management of OA recommends…
  • Abstract Number: 0989 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Malignancy Risk Between JAK Inhibitors and Anti-TNF Therapy Across Disease Indications: A Bayesian Network Meta-analysis

    Mark Gibson1, Benjamin Zuckerman2, Maryam Adas1, Mark Russell3, Katie Bechman1 and James Galloway4, 1King's College London, London, United Kingdom, 2King's College London, London, England, United Kingdom, 3King's College London, London, United Kingdom, 4Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: To estimate the relative risk of malignancy between Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi), tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors (TNFi) and placebo in individuals with immune-mediated inflammatory…
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