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baricitinib

baricitinib noun: a medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors, used for the treatment of several diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and COVID-19.

Noun

baricitinib (uncountable)

  1. A medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors, used for the treatment of several diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and COVID-19.
    • Baricitinib, a JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor, is approved for patients with RA in the US, with a dosage limited to 2 mg every day in combination with a csDMARD, or as monotherapy in patients with RA refractory to a bDMARD, based on phase III trial results.2021 December, Christine Liu, Jacqueline Kieltyka, Roy Fleischmann, Massimo Gadina, John J. O’Shea, “A Decade of JAK Inhibitors: What Have We Learned and What May Be the Future?”, in Arthritis &...

Questions about baricitinib

What does baricitinib mean?
Baricitinib means a medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors, used for the treatment of several diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and COVID-19.
What part of speech is baricitinib?
Baricitinib is a noun.

Words near baricitinib in the dictionary

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  2. Barich
  3. Bariches
  4. baricite
  5. baricities
  6. baricitinib
  7. baricity
  8. baridine
  9. baridines
  10. bariferous
  11. Barigan

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