Leflunomide or Arava for Rheumatoid Arthritis or Psoriatic Arthritis

Published 2022-12-09
Leflunomide or arava is one of the most common medications used for patients with inflammatory arthritis like rheumatoidarthritis or psoriaticarthritis, learn more in this video.

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In this video, I will answer the most common questions related to leflunomide therapy:

Chapters
0:00 Intro
02:17 What is Leflunomide?
02:54 What is the effect of Leflunomide in Arthritis Patients?
03:24 Is Leflunomide similar to methotrexate?
03:51 Is Leflunomide a pill or an injectable medication?
04:06 Can Leflunomide be combined with other medications such as biologics?
04:35 Why do you need to take folic acid with leflunomide?
04:59 What are the most common side effects?
06:01 Will you get more infections while on leflunomide?
06:36 Can Leflunomide affect your organs?
07:13 How to monitor if Leflunomide is safe for your body?
07:55 Can you drink while taking leflunomide?
08:18 Can you get vaccinated while taking leflunomide?
08:48 Is Leflunomide safe for pregnancy?

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Dr Diana Girnita is a double board-certified physician in rheumatology and internal medicine. She completed a PhD in immunology, a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University, immunology fellowship at University of Pittsburgh and rheumatology fellowship at University of Cincinnati. Dr. Girnita graduated from the Nutrition Science course from Stanford University and a Mindfulness course from The University of Massachusetts; She is the founder & CEO of Rheumatologist OnCall, a practice focused on broadening access to rheumatology and offering patients an integrative medicine approach.
Dr. Girnita teaches patients about autoimmune disease, arthritis and also helps them customized their treatment plans. Dr. Girnita is passionate about rheumatoid arthritis. The treatment plan is personalized to the patients needs and incorporates the proper nutrition, exercise and management of stress. After all,
"You have a disease, but YOU are not the disease"


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All Comments (6)
  • I was on this for 8 months. I have sarcoidosis, sjorgrens and psoriatic arthritis. I only have one kidney, stage 4 non alcoholic liver disease and hypertension. This med caused my BP to go up, potassium to drop to extremely low and my kidney function to go from 42% to 34%. No one told me to use folic acid with it, and the blood draws were only ordered every six month. I was on hcq for 2 years with this. Now on nothing, but BP meds. Life is extremely hard with these diseases, and the rheumatologist said there was nothing else to try.
  • @divyam3554
    Mam, i have consumed leflunomide tablet in June to August and after that discontinued, now we are planning for pregnancy is it harmful for me and baby. As recommended rheumatologist i have consumed cholestyramine three times 8mg for 6 days, please suggest on pregnancy.