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How would you approach treating a patient with Rheumatoid arthritis/Psoriatic arthritis and alcoholic cirrhosis?

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Rheumatology · Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
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The liver plays a central role in the clearance of nearly all small molecule (e.g. non-biologic) drugs. Thus, cirrhosis perturbs the clearance of these agents. Moreover, there generally is a potential deleterious effect on hepatocyte health, making these drugs unattractive from a safety perspective....

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