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PAD Profile : Tofacitinib - Psoriatic arthritis

Keywords :
RA, Biologic, NICE, immunosuppressant, DMARD, bDmard, Disease modulating, Rheumatology, cytokine modulator, Protein Kinase inhibitor, Jak inhibitor, Janus Kinase
Brand Names Include :
Xeljanz

Traffic Light Status

Status 1 of 1.

Status :
Red
Formulations :
  • Tablets
Trust Alignment :
Primary Care
ASPH
RSFT
SASH
SABP
Links :
BNF NICE SPC
NFD1
SA
ICB
BlueTeq
NICE
Comments :
No comments returned.
Documents :

Guidelines

No guidelines returned.

Other Drugs

Other Indications

Additional Documents

Committee Recommendations

Date
Committee Name
Narrative
03 April 2024
Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee (APC)

The Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee agreed the reviewed and updated  Psoriatic arthritis high cost immunomodulator treatment pathway.

02 December 2020
Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee (APC)

The Surrey Heartlands ICS Area Prescribing Committee have agreed an update of the Psoriatic Arthritis High Cost immunomodulator Drug Treatment Pathway. 

The pathway has been updated following guidance from the Regional Medicines Optimisation Committee in May 2020, in relation to the sequential use of biologic medicines. 

06 February 2019
Surrey & North West Sussex Area Prescribing Committee (formerly Prescribing Clinical Network)

The Surrey & North West Sussex Area Prescribing Committee (APC) recommends tofacitinib as a treatment option in adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis after inadequate response to DMARDs in line with NICE TA 543 (October 2018)

Tofacitinib is a payment by results excluded medicine and initiation and subsequent monitoring of response will be by the rheumatology specialist service. Blueteq forms for initiation and continuation will be available for completion by specialist teams.

Tofacitinib will be considered as RED on the traffic light system

Primary care prescribers should ensure that patient medication records include any medicine for which prescribing remains the responsibility of secondary or tertiary care. This will ensure that GP records, which are accessed by other healthcare providers, are a true and accurate reflection of the patient’s medication.

Associated BNF Codes

10. Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases
10.01.03. Rheumatic disease suppressant drugs
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