COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF EFFICACY OF HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE VERSUS METHOTREXATE IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Madasu Venkata Sai Lakshmi Priyanka*, Dasari Naga lakshmi, Gongati Rajanikanth Reddy, P.V.S.N. Vimala, Dr. Shaik Faizan Ali Pharm.D, PGDPV, PGDCA (Ph.D) and Dr. Amarnath Surath (Orthopaedic Surgeon)
ABSTRACT
Aim: The aim of the study is to compare the efficacy of Methotrexate(MTX) versus hydroxychloroquine(HCQ) in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis. Materials and methods: This prospective study involves 100 patients who were diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and those who met the study criteria were enrolled for the study.Relevant data such as demographic details, past medical history,drug name were collected from out- patient profile form and by patient interview. Statistical Analysis: All the raw data was collected, entered in Excel sheet 2010 in windows 10 version, the statistical analysis was done in SPSS 16.0 Software by an appropriate statistical method, paired sample T-test for knowing the significant p-value
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