Guest guest Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Leflunomide (Arava) Arava is a newer DMARD, approved in 1998. The long term safety data is not known. There has been a lot of controversy over the safety of Arava. It has a long half life of 2 weeks and can remain in tissue for 2 years. In spite of the possibility of serious side effects, many patients have seen improvement while taking Arava and have had no side effects. It is comparable to methotrexate. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a600032.html http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic3/leflunomide.htm a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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