Do
you think lefunomide is a safe drug for rheumatoid arthritis?
Lefunomide
has been around for 15 years and is sometimes used to treat rheumatoid arthritis;
while the drug does work it does have many serious adverse reactions. This has
to be discussed between you and the doctor.
Any
patient who is on lefunomide must be closely monitored. The drug can seriously damage
the liver, cause allergic reactions, suppress the bone marrow and can even
cause shortness of breath.
If
you can tolerate methotrexate, I would avoid this drug. It is also very
expensive and the extra monitoring will mean more visits to the doctor and more
costs.
Sulfasalazine
is a better option but it is not as potent as lefunomide. Sometimes patients
have no choice other than to be prescribed lefunomide.
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