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Lead
Pfizer
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
At least one claim for tofacitinib between 01 January 2014 and 31 January 2017 (the identification period).
Presence of The International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9 CM) code for RA (in any position) during the one-year pre-index period or on the index date. ICD-9 = 714.0x-714.4x \& 714.81 or ICD10 = M05.\* \& M06.0\*-M06.3\* or M06.8\*-M06.9\*.
At least 18 years old as of the index date.
You may not be if
Patients with claims for other conditions for which biologics are used during the one-year pre-index period or on the index date: ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, or ulcerative colitis will be excluded from the study.
Patients with evidence of the index medication during the one-year pre-index period will be removed from the analysis. Patients will be allowed to have been treated with other biologics approved for RA (Tumor-Necrosis Factor-alpha inhibitors (TNFi) \[adalimumab (Humira), etanercept (Enbrel), certolizumab pegol (Cimzia), golimumab (Simponi), infliximab (Remicade)\] and non-TNFi's with alternative mechanisms of action \[abatacept (Orencia), and rituximab (Rituxan), anakinra (Kineret), tocilizumab (Actemra)\]) during the one-year pre-index period.
Clareo Health | Comparative Analysis of Adherence and Effectiveness Outcomes Between Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Treated With Tofacitinib Modified Release (MR)