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Leflunomide for inflammatory arthritis in end-stage renal disease on peritoneal dialysis: a pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic study.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy - 1 Mar 2013
Russo Paul A J, Wiese Michael D, Smith Malcolm D, Ahern Michael J, Barbara Jeffrey A, Shanahan E Michael
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OBJECTIVE: To study the pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetics of leflunomide and document its efficacy and safety in the treatment of inflammatory arthritis in a patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who was on peritoneal dialysis. CASE SUMMARY: Therapy for a 78-year-old man with ESRD who required peritoneal dialysis was started with leflunomide 10 mg/day for psoriatic arthritis. The dosage was increased to...
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