Manufacturers/sponsors

• Bristol-Myers Squibb (abatacept)

Patient/carer groups

• Arthritis Care
• National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society

Professional groups

• British Health Professionals in Rheumatology
• British Society for Rheumatology
• Primary Care Rheumatology Society
• Royal College of Nursing
• Royal College of Pathologists
• Royal College of Physicians

Others

• Department of Health
• Heart of Birmingham Teaching PCT
• NHS Telford and Wrekin
• Welsh Assembly Government

General

• British National Formulary
• Commissioning Support Appraisals Service
• Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for Northern Ireland
• Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
• NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

Possible comparator manufacturer(s)

• Abbott Laboratories (adalimumab)
• Actavis (azathioprine, sulfasalazine, penicillamine) (removed – no confidentiality form)
• Alliance Pharmaceuticals (penicillamine)  (removed – no confidentiality form)
• Almus Pharmaceuticals (sulfasalazine)  (removed – no confidentiality form)
• Arrow Generics (azathioprine)  (removed – no confidentiality form)
• Astellas (auranofin)  (removed – no confidentiality form)
• AstraZeneca (chloroquine)
• Focus Pharmaceuticals (azathioprine) (removed – no confidentiality form)
• GlaxoSmithKline (azathioprine)
• IVAX Pharmaceuticals (azathioprine, sulfasalazine) (removed – no confidentiality form)
• Kent Pharmaceuticals (azathioprine, sulfasalazine, penicillamine) (removed – no confidentiality form)
• Mylan (azathioprine, sulfasalazine, penicillamine) (removed – no confidentiality form)
• Novartis (ciclosporin) (removed – no confidentiality form)
• Pfizer (sulfasalazine)
• Sandoz (azathioprine) (removed – no confidentiality form)
• Sanofi Aventis (hydroxychloroquine, leflunomide, sodium aurothiomalate)
• Schering-Plough (infliximab, golimumab)
• Teva UK (azathioprine, sulfasalazine, penicillamine)(removed – no confidentiality form)
• UCB Pharma (certolizumab pegol)
• Waymade Healthcare (sulfasalazine) (removed – no confidentiality form)
• Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (etanercept) (removed – no confidentiality form)

Relevant research groups

• None

Evidence Review Group

• School of Health & Related Research Sheffield (ScHARR)
• National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment Programme

Associated guideline groups

• National Clinical Guideline Centre

Associated public health groups

• Tbc