Download or read book Drug Safety: Managing Innovation in Rheumatology, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics written by John J Cush and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by Drs. Jack Cush and Kathryn Dao, this issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America addresses one of the most significant issues facing the rheumatologist today––drug safety in a changing world where rheumatoid arthritis (RA) severity is less, patients are being identified and treated at a very early stage, and prevention is on the horizon. Topics covered include: communicating the risk of side effects, urate-lowering therapies, biphosphonates, biologics, malignancy risks, and administering therapies to patients with co-morbidities.