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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Dec 15;77(5):678–683. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212407

Table 1. Attributes and Levels.

Attributes Levels
Route of administration Pills
Injection
Infusion
Onset of action 2 weeks
6 weeks
12 weeks
Bothersome side effects 0%
10%
30%
Serious infection 1%
3%
5%
Very rare side effects Stomach or intestinal tear (0.2%)
Neurologic disease like multiple sclerosis (0.05%)
Permanent eye problems (0.3%)
Life threatening brain infection (0.005%)
Amount of information available A lot (on the market for 27 years)
Some (on the market for 10 years
A little (on the market for 3 years)
Cost Easy to afford
Somewhat affordable
Hard to afford