A pan-European organization called European League Against Rheumatism has conducted a study on the use of anti-rheumatoid medications during pregnancy and lactation. The outcome of their study was published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, An international peer-reviewed journal from BMJ group. For this purpose, they performed a meta-analysis study, based on a systematic literature review and pregnancy exposure data from several registries. They further generated statements on the compatibility of antirheumatic drugs during pregnancy and lactation were developed based on their analysis.
The level of agreement among experts in regard to statements and propositions of use in clinical practice was established by a method called Delphi voting. This is a systematic, interactive forecasting method which relies on the participation of a panel of experts. In this process, the experts answer…
