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What Is The Effectiveness Of Roxithromycin In Management Of The Signs And Symptoms Of Rheumatoid Arthritis?, Adriana Distanislao
What Is The Effectiveness Of Roxithromycin In Management Of The Signs And Symptoms Of Rheumatoid Arthritis?, Adriana Distanislao
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not roxithromycin is effective in management of the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.
STUDY DESIGN: Review of three primary studies in the English language published in 2006, 2009, and 2011.
DATA SOURCES: Randomized, controlled and double blind clinical trials testing the effectiveness roxithromycin in management of inflammation and signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis were found using the PubMed and Ovid databases.
OUTCOMES MEASURED: Improvement in the signs and symptoms of tenderness/inflammation using the American College of Rheumatology-20 (ACR-20) scoring approach, improvement of quality of …