41% of biologic naive RA patients discussing use of such therapy with physicians

14 August 2011

Physicians treating patients for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the USA often introduce the topic of biologic treatment before they feel the patient needs these types of drugs, according to the findings of a recent report from BioTrends Research, a Decision Resources unit.

41% of surveyed RA patients who are biologic naive have at least discussed the possibility of starting biologic treatment with their doctor, with a sizeable proportion of those patients indicating that they have not started biologic treatment because their doctor does not feel they need it yet.

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