Spanish Rheumatology Society and Hospital Pharmacy Society Consensus on recommendations for biologics optimization in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis.

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Published in Rheumatology (Oxford) on December 19, 2014

Authors

Isidoro González-Álvaro1, Carmen Martínez-Fernández2, Benito Dorantes-Calderón2, Rosario García-Vicuña2, Blanca Hernández-Cruz2, Alicia Herrero-Ambrosio2, Olatz Ibarra-Barrueta2, Emilio Martín-Mola2, Emilio Monte-Boquet2, Alberto Morell-Baladrón2, Raimon Sanmartí2, Jesús Sanz-Sanz2, Francisco Javier de Toro-Santos2, Paloma Vela2, José Andrés Román Ivorra2, José Luis Poveda-Andrés2, Santiago Muñoz-Fernández2, Spanish Rheumatology Society, Spanish Rheumatology Society

Author Affiliations

1: Rheumatology Service, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Princesa, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Research Unit, Spanish Rheumatology Society, Madrid, Hospital Pharmacy Clinical Management Unit, Hospital de Valme, Seville, Rheumatology Clinical Management Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Hospital Pharmacy Service, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPaz, Madrid, Hospital Pharmacy Service, Hospital de Galdakano-Usansolo, Vizcaya, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Hospital Pharmacy Service, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia, Hospital Pharmacy Service, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Rheumatology Service, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas. Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Rheumatology Section, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia andRheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain Isidoro.ga@ser.es.
2: Rheumatology Service, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Princesa, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Research Unit, Spanish Rheumatology Society, Madrid, Hospital Pharmacy Clinical Management Unit, Hospital de Valme, Seville, Rheumatology Clinical Management Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Hospital Pharmacy Service, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPaz, Madrid, Hospital Pharmacy Service, Hospital de Galdakano-Usansolo, Vizcaya, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Hospital Pharmacy Service, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia, Hospital Pharmacy Service, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Rheumatology Service, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas. Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Rheumatology Section, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia andRheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain.

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