“What are the treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis?”
I've been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. What are the treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis?
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RheumatologistRheumatologist
There are different classes of medication's to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Medication's called traditional disease, modifying drugs include hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine, methotrexate, and leflunomide. Sometimes non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs are used and or low-dose prednisone The biggest advance over the last 20 years has been the use of water called biologic disease, modifying drugs and also a class of medicines called Jak inhibitors The anti-tnf drugs include Enbrel, Humira, Remicade,Cimzia, and Simponi There is a medication called Orencia in a class by itself There are two medications that inhibit a protein called interleukin six and those drugs are Actemra and Kevzara There is a drug called rituximab which inhibits the development of B cells, cells that produce antibodies. Finally, there are three medication's called Jak inhibitors and they include Xeljanz, Olumiant and Rinvoq In summary, there are many options to treat rheumatoid arthritis and I wish you the best Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>