How easy or hard is it to prescribe a TNF inhibitor for the following conditions? (Would a letter of necessity or phone call to a medical director be necessary?)*
| Response (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy;no letter | Probable/possible with letter | Unlikely or Impossible | I would never use in this condition | |
| *n = 955 (online survey, US rheumatologists, April 2005). | ||||
| Ankylosing spondylitis | 57 | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| Psoriatic arthritis | 65 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| Psoriasis | 45 | 43 | 4 | 8 |
| Uveitis/episcleritis | 10 | 60 | 20 | 9 |
| Behçet’s | 7 | 54 | 28 | 11 |
| Sarcoidosis | 6 | 50 | 29 | 15 |
| Polyarteritis nodosa/giant cell arteritis | 5 | 41 | 32 | 22 |
| Wegener’s | 5 | 41 | 25 | 28 |
| Lupus | 5 | 31 | 21 | 42 |