Medication | Clinical Side Effects and/or Abnormal Laboratory Values |
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Methotrexate | Stomatitis, pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis Elevated liver enzymes. |
Sulfasalazine | Abnormal liver function tests. |
Leflunomide | Abnormal liver function tests. |
All biologic DMARDs | Increased infection risk, both common (such as pneumonia, cellulitis, and urinary tract infection) and uncommon (such as tuberculosis and fungal infection). |
Glucocorticoids | Increased infection risk, hyperglycemia, hypertension, osteoporosis, weight gain, mood instability, psychosis, sleep disturbances [16]. |