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The Rheumatoid Arthritis Guide: Week 2 - Treating RA With Medications

| NSAIDS / COX-2 Inhibitors | DMARDS | Biologic Response Modifiers | Steroids | Review Your Options

from Carol Eustice, your Editor and GuideMost people diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis are prescribed medication to control pain, swelling, inflammation, and joint damage. There are different classes of arthritis drugs. Learn about the beneficial effects and side effects of these drugs.

NSAIDS / COX-2 Inhibitors

The Facts Of NSAIDS

NSAIDS work to combat arthritis by interfering with the inflammatory process.

COX-2 Inhibitors

Learn about the newest COX-2 inhibitors and those in development. Read reports on how to take these drugs and about their safety. Also, how do they compare with each other?

DMARDS

The Facts Of DMARDS

Learn about disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs such as methotrexate, gold, plaquenil, and Arava.

DMARDS/Immunosuppressants

Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs have anti-inflammatory properties and the ability to slow disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis. Once considered a last resort, they are now prescribed as an early treatment.

Biologic Response Modifiers

Biologic Response Modifier: What is it?

Biological therapy, also referred to as immunotherapy or biotherapy, employ biologic response modifiers (BRMs) to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune system to fight disease and/or infection. BRMs can include monoclonal antibodies, interferon, interleukin-2, and various types of colony-stimulating factors.

Biologic Response Modifiers (including anti-TNF drugs)

Learn about Enbrel, Remicade, Humira, Anakinra and Rituxan.

Steroids

The Facts Of Corticosteroids

Corticosteroids are powerful drugs which can improve arthritis dramatically if administered within proper guidelines.

Review Your Options

Arthritis Drugs: What Are My Options?

Medications have long been considered "traditional" treatment. Since individual response to a specific medication can vary and because possible side effects are also a factor, finding the most effective medication or combination of medications can be a more difficult process than one would expect.

Carol Eustice, About Guide to Arthritis

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