Patterns of glucocorticoid prescribing and provider-level variation in a commercially insured incident rheumatoid arthritis population: A retrospective cohort study

摘要

Objective: Glucocorticoids are common in RA management despite an unfavorable, exposure-dependent risk profile impacted by patient and provider-level factors. Existing work describing glucocorticoid use in RA is not generalizable and does not adequately examine provider factors. We aim to describe how providers prescribe glucocorticoids to commercially insured, newly diagnosed RA patients in the United States.