Tofacitinib
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tofacitinib is a noun meaning (pharmacology) A medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors, used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ulcerative colitis.
Meaning
(pharmacology) A medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors, used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ulcerative colitis.
Example Sentences
Tofacitinib was the first jakinib to be approved for the treatment of a rheumatic disease, specifically for patients with RA with an incomplete response to a conventional synthetic DMARD (csDMARD), either as tofacitinib monotherapy or in combination with a csDMARD (7-11). Subsequently, tofacitinib has been approved for PsA (12, 13) and ulcerative colitis (UC) (14).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include itacitinib, upadacitinib, peficitinib, tifurac, filgotinib, gusacitinib.
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