Rituximab - Rheumatoid arthritis
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Status 1
- Intravenous infusion
Documentation
PAD Profile
Severe disease only
Committee Recommendations (1)
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recommends to prescribe biological products by brand name to ensure that substitution of a biosimilar product does not occur when the medicine is dispensed by the pharmacist. Https://www/gov/uk/drug-safety-update/biosimilar-products
Primary care prescriber should ensure that patient medication records include any medicine for which prescribing remains the responsibility of secondary or tertiary care. This will ensure that GP records, which are accessed by other healthcare providers, are a true and accurate reflection of the patient's medication.
Other Indications
Below are listed other indications that Rituximab is used to treat.
- ANCA-positive vasculitis
- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
- Connective tissue disease
- Cytopenia complicating primary immunodeficiency
- Graft versus Host Disease (GVHD)
- Immune thrombocytopenia
- Immunoglobulin G4 related disease
- Myositis
- Refractory vasculitis
- Sjogren's syndrome
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Other Drugs
Below are listed other drugs that are used to treat Rheumatoid arthritis.