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drug interaction(s) of tofacitinib with shingles vaccine
Drug interactions:
- tofacitinib may interefere with immunological response to the shingles vaccine [1]
- start tofacitinib 2 weeks after shingles vaccination
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DRUGS: tofacitinib
Herpes zoster vaccine
References
- Winthrop KL, Wouters AG, Choy EH et al.
The safety and immunogenicity of live zoster vaccination in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis before starting tofacitinib:
A randomized phase II trial.
Arthritis Rheumatol 2017 Oct; 69:1969
PMID: 28845577
- Winthrop KL, Curtis JR, Lindsey S et al
Herpes Zoster and Tofacitinib: Clinical Outcomes and the Risk
of Concomitant Therapy.
Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 Oct;69(10):1960-1968.
PMID: 28845604