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BSR guidelines

Access the latest BSR guidelines (BSR website)

Guidelines currently available include:

BSR Statement on Adalimumab for Psoriatic Arthritis

Published: January 2006.

Update on the British Society for Rheumatology guidelines for prescribing TNF blockers in adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Update of previous guidelines of April 2001. Published: July 2004.

BSR Guideline for Prescribing TNF alpha Blockers in Adults with Ankylosing Spondylitis

Published: July 2004.

BSR Guideline for anti-TNF alpha therapy in Psoriatic Arthritis

Published: July 2004.

BSR Statement on Adalimumab for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Originally published: September 2003, later revised and updated: November 2003.

RCN Guidelines on Assessing, Managing and Monitoring Biologic Therapies for Inflammatory Arthritis

Published: April 2003.

Guidelines for prescribing Anakinra in adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Published: October 2002.

Vaccinations in the immunocompromised person - guidelines for the patient taking immunosuppressants, steroids and the new biologic therapies

This is the BSR's most recent guidance and is subject to revision and formal review. Published: January 2002.

Guidelines for prescribing TNF alpha blockers in adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Published: April 2001.