Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Brekke, Lene Kristin"
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Comparative Effectiveness and Persistence of SB4 and Reference Etanercept in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis in Norway
Łosińska, Katarzyna Weronika; Pripp, Are Hugo; Bakland, Gunnstein; Fevang, Bjørg Tilde Svanes; Brekke, Lene Kristin; Wierød, Ada; Korkosz, Mariusz; Haugeberg, Glenn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objective We aim to compare drug effectiveness and persistence between the reference etanercept (ETN) and ETN biosimilar SB4 in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) naive to ETN and to investigate drug effectiveness ... -
Exploring drug cost and disease outcome in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs in Norway in 2010–2019 – a country with a national tender system for prescription of costly drugs
Brkic, Alen; Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Haavardsholm, Espen A.; Fevang, Bjørg Tilde Svanes; Brekke, Lene Kristin; Loli, Liz Paucar; Zettel, Camilla; Rødevand, Erik; Bakland, Gunnstein; Pawel, Mielnik; Haugeberg, Glenn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background In Norway, an annual tender system for the prescription of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) has been used since 2007. This study aimed to explore annual ... -
Exploring the impact of the national tender system on the use of costly drugs treating rheumatoid arthritis patients in ten rheumatology centers in Norway (2010–2019)
Brkic, Alen; Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Hoff, Mari; Haavardsholm, Espen A.; Fevang, Bjørg Tilde Svanes; Brekke, Lene Kristin; Loli, Liz Paucar; Zettel, Camilla; Bakland, Gunnstein; Pawel, Mielnik; Haugeberg, Glenn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) are highly effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), albeit high drug cost has restricted their use in many countries. ... -
Norwegian society of rheumatology recommendations on diagnosis and treatment of patients with giant cell arteritis
Haaversen, Anne Christine Bull; Brekke, Lene Kristin; Bakland, Gunnstein; Rødevand, Erik; Myklebust, Geirmund; Diamantopoulos, Andreas P (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: To provide clinical guidance to Norwegian Rheumatologists and other clinicians involved in diagnosing and treating patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Methods: The available evidence in the field was ...