Sat0692 dealing With Comorbidities in Rheumatoid Arthritis With Medical Assistants. The Patients’ Opinion on Assessment and Education by Medical Assistants During Routine Clinical Practice

Abstract

RA), 23 spondyloarthritis (SpA) and 5 psoriatic arthritis (PSA) patients were included. Mean OI duration before switch was 9.4 years. The switch RT from OI to SB was 41/45 (91,2%) and NSAE (1/45). RT was significantly higher than in other European cohorts (p<0.05) (table 1). Reasons for discontinuation were uveitis (1); demyelinating disorder (1) and peripheral synovitis (1) already present before the switch; 1 patient had NSAE (increased fatigue and pain). During the same period, 18 patients switched from CT-P13 to SB2 with a RT of 12/18 (66,7%) and 1 NSAE. Conclusion: An intervention based on a multidisciplinary patient education team where nurses have a prominent role is effective in reducing the NE when switching from the originator infliximab to its biosimilar. Table 1. Study Patients Number of BS discontinuation RT (%) p value*