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Description of medication escalation
| Medication escalation | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Total n = 103 | |
| New corticosteroids | 47 (46) |
| New immunomodulator/methotrexate | 17 (17) |
| New biologic | 17 (17) |
| Increased dose immunomodulator/methotrexate | 16 (16) |
| Increased dose of biologic | 29 (28) |
| Change in biologic due to disease activity | 20 (19) |
| Addition of allopurinol to optimise thiopurine | 3 (3) |
