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Does anyone have experience with Leflunomide (Arava) prescribed for OA, and the results, good and bad?

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I was on it for a while, but then heard some scary side effects about it. A friend of mine was on it & ended up in the hospital with severe lung problems from it. That doesn’t mean you will have them but be aware of it. I quit taking it for that reason.

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