title: Aim for remission or "personal best" using combination DMARD therapy with methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine.
abstract: Combination disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy with methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine has changed the course of rheumatoid arthritis. Better management requires "front of the line" care, effective drug combinations, and a goal of "Personal Best." The Pincus phenomenon--the discrepancy between subjective satisfaction and objective progression--may be minimized in clinical practice by questionnaires and Snapshot.
authors.affiliation: St. Joseph's Hospital/McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bensen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bensen
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine; D008727:Methotrexate