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Vidya L Ambati1,2, Tammy H Cummings3,4, Praveen Yerramothu1,2
1Center for Advanced Vision Science, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Abstract:
Haloperidol is an anti-psychotic used for the treatment of schizophrenia or Tourette disorder. Here we report, by studying three large administrative health insurance databases, that haloperidol use is associated with a reduced risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. A meta-analysis revealed a 31% reduced hazard of incident rheumatoid arthritis among individuals with schizophrenia or Tourette disorder treated with haloperidol compared to those treated with other anti-psychotic drugs. These findings suggest a potential benefit of haloperidol in rheumatoid arthritis and provide a rationale for randomized controlled trials to provide causal insights.
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