Comparison of glucocorticoids and painkiller prescribed days between rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving early and late treatment with a biological agent via a population-based cohort study.

Duration of biologics treatment more than 3-fourths of their length of traditional treatment reduces the prescribed days of steroid For patients who use biologics treatment more than 3-fourths of their length of traditional treatment, we observed a decreasing trend of combinations of traditional treatments, DMARDs, NSAIDs, or steroids.

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