ARAVA: AN EXPANDED USE DIRECTION


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The paper provides new evidence for the successful use of leflunomide in rheumatology and other fields of medicine. It analyzes the comparative efficacy of leflunomide and methotrexate and their combination used in rheumatoid arthritis and the antiviral activity of leflunomide.

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S. Noskov

Yaroslavl State Medical Academy

Email: noskov03@gmail.com
Professor, MD

T. Noskova

Yaroslavl State Medical Academy

T. Bahtiyarova

Yaroslavl State Medical Academy

L. Lutskova

Yaroslavl State Medical Academy

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