Funding
This work was partially supported by a grant (FPR) from the Asociación de Reumatologos del Hospital de Cruces; no other sources of funding were used. No funding or sponsorship was received for the publication of this article.
Authorship
All named authors meet the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria for authorship for this article, take responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole, and have given their approval for this version to be published.
Medical Writing, Editorial, and Other Assistance
All authors shared the preliminary idea. Fernando Perez-Ruiz performed the statistical analysis and wrote a draft paper without any external support. All authors actively discussed the results, significantly contributed to the manuscript, and approved the final version.
Disclosures
Fernando Perez Ruiz: Advisor or speaker fees from Astellas, Grünenthal, Horizon, Japan Tobacco, Logarithm, Menarini.
Tim L. Jansen: Advisor or speaker fees from AbbVie, Celgene, Grünenthal, Novartis.
Anne-Kathrin Tausche: Speaker fees from Berlin Chemie Menarini, Grünenthal, Novartis. Research support from Ardea Biosciences/AstraZeneca, Berlin Chemie Menarini.
Alexander K. So: Advisory board for SOBI, Grünenthal. Speakers board for Menarini, Grünenthal Switzerland.
Pascal Richette: Advisor or speaker fees from Grünenthal, Ipsen Pharma, Menarini France, AstraZeneca.
Frédéric Lioté: Advisor or speaker fees from Grünenthal France, Grünenthal Global, Ipsen Pharma, Menarini France, Novartis France; unrestricted educational grants for supporting annual workshops of the European Crystal Network, Paris: Grünenthal Global, Ipsen Pharma, Menarini France, Novartis, SOBI.
Austin Stack: Advisor or speaker fees from Astellas, Grünenthal, AstraZeneca, and Menarini. Unrestricted educational grant from Menarini.
Compliance with Ethics Guidelines
Data were retrieved from public resources (full prescribing information for Zurampic). This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.
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