Aspirin is occasionally used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis to alleviate pain and inflammation. While it has been largely replaced by other NSAIDs and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) due to its potential side effects, aspirin can still be considered for mild cases or when ...
Hydroxychloroquine Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine, Sanofi-Synthelabo) was initially indicated for treating malaria; currently, it's also used for treating rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and sometimes Sjogren's syndrome. The main adverse reaction to the drug is maculopathy, ...
The first step in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis is a meeting between the doctor and the patient. The doctor reviews the history of symptoms. Then the doctor checks the joints for inflammation, tenderness, swelling, and deformity and looks for rheumatoid skin nodules. Rheumatoid nodules are...
Many medications including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, biologic agents, and cytotoxic agents are available for treating juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Emergency medicine physicians should be familiar with the different classes and adverse effects of these drugs....
Understand how your rheumatoid arthritis, as well as the effects and side effects of its treatment, will be monitored. Maintain a working relationship with your treating doctor. Consider consulting with a rheumatologist. Have a game plan for addressing flare-ups of the rheumatoid inflammation. Prepl...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic joint inflammation. Learn about causes, symptoms, stages, treatments, medications, prognosis, complications, and prevention.
Aminopterine, a precursor of methotrexate (MTX), was first used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in 1951 [Gubner, R., 1951. Therapeutic suppr... GS AlarcóN - 《Immunopharmacology》 被引量: 101发表: 2000年 Rheumatoid Arthritis The introduction of medications that target spec...
Rheumatoid arthritis is a known risk factor for hardening of the arteries and so can lead to stroke and heart attacks occurring in sufferers ten years earlier than in people without the condition. However, earlier studies have shown that treating rheumatoid arthritis with disease-modifying anti-rheu...
Dr. Izabella Wentz, PharmD, FASCP, is a clinical pharmacist, New York Times Bestselling Author, and a pioneering expert in lifestyle interventions for treating Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. She received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy at the age...
Simponi (golimumab)is a TNF inhibitor that's approved for treating ulcerative colitis. Simponi was approved first in 2009 to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. In 2013 it was approved to treat ulcerative colitis. Ankylosing spondylitis is a condition that can...