Lerava( Leflunomide)

Pharmacologic Category:  Antirheumatic

Dosage Forms: Tablet, Oral (10 mg, 20 mg)

Mechanism of Action: A pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor

Use: Treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis in adults 

Dosing and Administration:

• This medicine can be taken with or without food

Benefits of Leflunomide:

• Reduction of rheumatoid arthritis and symptoms

• Inhibition of structural damage

• Improvement in physical function

Contraindications:

• Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding

• Severe hepatic impairment

• Serious infections

• Severe immunodeficiency

• Bone marrow dysplasia