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Erschienen in: Reactions Weekly 1/2020

01.07.2020 | News item

Health Canada: risk of VTE with tofacitinib and ruxolitinib

Erschienen in: Reactions Weekly | Ausgabe 1/2020

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There is a risk of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) with the use of two Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors − tofacitinib (Xeljanz/Xeljanz XR) and ruxolitinib (Jakavi), says Health Canada. 1
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In Canada, tofacitinib is available by prescription for the treatment of inflammatory diseases (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis) when other therapies do not work. Ruxolitinib is also available by prescription for the treatment of certain rare blood cancers (e.g. primary myelofibrosis and polycythaemia vera).
 
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Titel
Health Canada: risk of VTE with tofacitinib and ruxolitinib
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2020
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Reactions Weekly / Ausgabe 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0114-9954
Elektronische ISSN: 1179-2051
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40278-020-80226-2

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