Table 2.
Crude adherence with individual drugs and combination therapies at 1 yeara
| ETN‐MTX (n = 3,724) | MTX‐HCQ‐SSZ (n = 818) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adherence | ETN | MTX | Between ETN‐MTXb | MTX | HCQ | SSZ | Between MTX‐HCQ‐SSZb |
| Individual drug | 1,851 (49.7) | 1,690 (45.4) | – | 456 (55.7) | 430 (52.6) | 268 (32.8) | – |
| Regimen | – | – | 1,040 (27.9) | – | – | – | 149 (18.2) |
a
Values are the number (percentage). Adherence was defined as having percentage of days covered (number of days covered by the prescription fills during the 1‐year postindex period) >80%. ETN = etanercept; MTX = methotrexate; HCQ = hydroxychloroquine; SSZ = sulfasalazine.
b
P < 0.0001 between ETN‐MTX and MTX‐HCQ‐SSZ arms.