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Table 3 Prescriptions of DMARDs, prednisone and bisphosphonates

From: Bone erosions in rheumatoid arthritis can be repaired through reduction in disease activity with conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs

Drug

Repair observed

Repair not observed

DMARDs

   Methotrexate

7 (53.8%)

59 (54.1%)

   Sulfasalazine

4 (30.8%)

35 (32.1%)

   Methotrexate and sulfasalazine

1 (7.7%)

18 (16.5%)

   Others

1 (7.7%)

11 (10.1%)

   None

2 (15.4%)

22 (20.2%)

Prednisone

7 (53.8%)

75 (68.8%)

Bisphosphonates

8 (61.5%)

79 (72.5%)

  1. Values are expressed as n (%). DMARDs, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.