Executive Summary: British Society for Rheumatology guideline on prescribing drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding: immunomodulatory anti-rheumatic drugs and corticosteroids

Mark D Russell¹, Mrinalini Dey², Julia Flint³, Philippa Davie¹, Alexander Allen⁴, Amy Crossley⁵, Margreta Frishman⁶, Mary Gayed⁷, Kenneth Hodson⁸, Munther Khamashta⁹, Louise Moore¹⁰, Sonia Panchal¹¹, Madeleine Piper¹², Clare Reid⁵, Katherine Saxby¹³, Karen Schreiber^{14

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Collaborators, Affiliations

Collaborators

BSR Standards, Audit and Guidelines Working Group:
Ian Giles, Ed Roddy, Kate Armon, Lauren Astell, Caroline Cotton, Alan Davidson, Sarah Fordham, Claire Jones, Christopher Joyce, Anoop Kuttikat, Zoe McLaren, Karen Merrison, Devesh Mewar, Amanda Mootoo, Emma Williams

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, UK.
² Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
³ Department of Rheumatology, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Shropshire, UK.
⁴ Clinical Affairs, British Society for Rheumatology, London, UK.
⁵ Patient Representative, UK.
⁶ Rheumatology, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
⁷ Rheumatology, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
⁸ UK Teratology Information Service, UK.
⁹ Lupus Research Unit, Division of Women's Health, King's College London, London, UK.
¹⁰ Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease Unit, Our Lady's Hospice and Care Service, Dublin, Ireland.
¹¹ Department of Rheumatology, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, Warwickshire, UK.
¹² Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK.
¹³ Pharmacy, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹⁴ Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹⁵ Department of Rheumatology, Danish Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Sonderborg, Denmark.
¹⁶ Department of Regional Health Research (IRS), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
¹⁷ Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹⁸ Lupus UK Centre of Excellence, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
¹⁹ Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey, UK.
²⁰ Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, UK.
²¹ Obstetrics, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
²² Department of Rheumatology, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster, UK.
²³ Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
²⁴ Centre for Rheumatology, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK.

PMID: 36318965
PMCID: PMC10070067
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac558

Executive Summary: British Society for Rheumatology guideline on prescribing drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding: immunomodulatory anti-rheumatic drugs and corticosteroids

Mark D Russell et al. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2023.

. 2023 Apr 3;62(4):1370-1387.

doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac558.

Authors

Collaborators

BSR Standards, Audit and Guidelines Working Group:
Ian Giles, Ed Roddy, Kate Armon, Lauren Astell, Caroline Cotton, Alan Davidson, Sarah Fordham, Claire Jones, Christopher Joyce, Anoop Kuttikat, Zoe McLaren, Karen Merrison, Devesh Mewar, Amanda Mootoo, Emma Williams

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, UK.
² Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
³ Department of Rheumatology, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Shropshire, UK.
⁴ Clinical Affairs, British Society for Rheumatology, London, UK.
⁵ Patient Representative, UK.
⁶ Rheumatology, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
⁷ Rheumatology, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
⁸ UK Teratology Information Service, UK.
⁹ Lupus Research Unit, Division of Women's Health, King's College London, London, UK.
¹⁰ Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease Unit, Our Lady's Hospice and Care Service, Dublin, Ireland.
¹¹ Department of Rheumatology, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, Warwickshire, UK.
¹² Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK.
¹³ Pharmacy, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹⁴ Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹⁵ Department of Rheumatology, Danish Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Sonderborg, Denmark.
¹⁶ Department of Regional Health Research (IRS), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
¹⁷ Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
¹⁸ Lupus UK Centre of Excellence, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
¹⁹ Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey, UK.
²⁰ Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, UK.
²¹ Obstetrics, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
²² Department of Rheumatology, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster, UK.
²³ Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
²⁴ Centre for Rheumatology, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK.

PMID: 36318965
PMCID: PMC10070067
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac558

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Keywords: DMARDs; biologics; breastfeeding; breastmilk; corticosteroids; hydroxychloroquine; pregnancy; prescribing; rheumatic disease.

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Executive Summary: British Society for Rheumatology guideline on prescribing drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding: immunomodulatory anti-rheumatic drugs and corticosteroids

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