title: Are immunizations safe and effective for patients being treated with immunosuppressive agents?
abstract: Most immunizations have not been well studied in patients with drug-induced immune suppression. This article reviews strategies for administering vaccines to patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are taking disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
authors.affiliation: Reamer L. Bushardt is professor and chair of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and editor-in-chief of JAAPA. Mary Winter practices in the Department of Pharmacy at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The authors have indicated no relationships to disclose relating to the content of this article.
authors.forename: Reamer L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bushardt
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Winter
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D016867:Immunocompromised Host / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents