Best Over The Counter Pain Reliever For Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)
Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are the standard treatments for RA. They are used either alone or in combination with newer biologic DMARDs.
DMARDs do not have any common properties other than their ability to slow down the progression of rheumatoid arthritis. Many were used for other diseases and were found accidentally to help RA. DMARDs include:
- Methotrexate (considered to be the current standard of care)
- Leflunomide
- Hydrox...
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