Does osteonecrosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus develop very early after starting high dose corticosteroid treatment?
The findings suggested that the actual time of onset of ON in SLE is within the first month of high dose corticosteroid treatment.
Established risk factors for NSAID-associated gastrointestinal toxicity were poor predictors of who was prescribed a selective COX-2 inhibitor; in contrast, physician prescribing preference was an important determinant.