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Recent Trends in Medication Usage for the Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and the Influence of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Melissa L. Mannion, Fenglong Xie, Jeffrey R. Curtis and Timothy Beukelman
The Journal of Rheumatology August 2014, jrheum.140012; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.140012
Melissa L. Mannion
From the Department of Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, and the Division of Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Supported by an investigator-initiated research grant from Pfizer Inc. Dr Curtis was supported by US National Institutes of Health grant R01 HS018517. JRC’s research was supported by Roche/Genentech, UCB, Janssen, CORRONA, Amgen, Pfizer, BMS, Crescendo, and AbbVie. TB’s consultant fees were supported from Novartis, Genentech, and UCB. M.L. Mannion, MD, Pediatric Rheumatology Fellow; T. Beukelman, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and the Division of Rheumatology; F. Xie, MS; J.R. Curtis, MD, MS, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, and the Division of Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Address correspondence to Dr. T. Beukelman, University of Alabama at Birmingham, CPP 210, 1600 7th Ave. S., Birmingham, Alabama 35233, USA. E-mail: tbeukelman@peds.uab.edu. Accepted for publication May 15, 2014.ß
Fenglong Xie
From the Department of Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, and the Division of Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Supported by an investigator-initiated research grant from Pfizer Inc. Dr Curtis was supported by US National Institutes of Health grant R01 HS018517. JRC’s research was supported by Roche/Genentech, UCB, Janssen, CORRONA, Amgen, Pfizer, BMS, Crescendo, and AbbVie. TB’s consultant fees were supported from Novartis, Genentech, and UCB. M.L. Mannion, MD, Pediatric Rheumatology Fellow; T. Beukelman, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and the Division of Rheumatology; F. Xie, MS; J.R. Curtis, MD, MS, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, and the Division of Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Address correspondence to Dr. T. Beukelman, University of Alabama at Birmingham, CPP 210, 1600 7th Ave. S., Birmingham, Alabama 35233, USA. E-mail: tbeukelman@peds.uab.edu. Accepted for publication May 15, 2014.ß
Jeffrey R. Curtis
From the Department of Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, and the Division of Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Supported by an investigator-initiated research grant from Pfizer Inc. Dr Curtis was supported by US National Institutes of Health grant R01 HS018517. JRC’s research was supported by Roche/Genentech, UCB, Janssen, CORRONA, Amgen, Pfizer, BMS, Crescendo, and AbbVie. TB’s consultant fees were supported from Novartis, Genentech, and UCB. M.L. Mannion, MD, Pediatric Rheumatology Fellow; T. Beukelman, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and the Division of Rheumatology; F. Xie, MS; J.R. Curtis, MD, MS, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, and the Division of Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Address correspondence to Dr. T. Beukelman, University of Alabama at Birmingham, CPP 210, 1600 7th Ave. S., Birmingham, Alabama 35233, USA. E-mail: tbeukelman@peds.uab.edu. Accepted for publication May 15, 2014.ß
Timothy Beukelman
From the Department of Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, and the Division of Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Supported by an investigator-initiated research grant from Pfizer Inc. Dr Curtis was supported by US National Institutes of Health grant R01 HS018517. JRC’s research was supported by Roche/Genentech, UCB, Janssen, CORRONA, Amgen, Pfizer, BMS, Crescendo, and AbbVie. TB’s consultant fees were supported from Novartis, Genentech, and UCB. M.L. Mannion, MD, Pediatric Rheumatology Fellow; T. Beukelman, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and the Division of Rheumatology; F. Xie, MS; J.R. Curtis, MD, MS, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, and the Division of Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Address correspondence to Dr. T. Beukelman, University of Alabama at Birmingham, CPP 210, 1600 7th Ave. S., Birmingham, Alabama 35233, USA. E-mail: tbeukelman@peds.uab.edu. Accepted for publication May 15, 2014.ß
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Recent Trends in Medication Usage for the Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and the Influence of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Melissa L. Mannion, Fenglong Xie, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Timothy Beukelman
The Journal of Rheumatology Aug 2014, jrheum.140012; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.140012