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Do you use leflunomide in rheumatoid arthritis patients on hemodialysis?

If so, would you adjust the dose?
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Rheumatology · Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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Leflunomide has been used in patients with RA on hemodialysis. Several small pharmacokinetic studies suggest that dose adjustment is not needed (Bergner et al., PMID 23179005, Beaman et al., PMID 11816264).

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