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Health Encyclopedia: Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
Treatment
The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis involves medications and lifestyle changes.
General Guidelines for Drug Treatments
Many drugs are used for managing the pain and slowing the progression of rheumatoid arthritis, but none completely cure the disease. Some experts believe that no single drug will ever cure rheumatoid arthritis because of the many factors that affect the disease at various times. The goals of drug treatment for rheumatoid arthritis include:
- Reduce inflammation
- Prevent dama...
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Besides Remicade, what other medications can be used for inflammatory bowel disease?
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Recognizing, Diagnosing & Treating IBD in Children
...intravenous feeding (“TPN”). There are some situations where biologic therapies-- such as Remicade, Humira, or Cymzia--might be appropriate as initial treatment. Children with extensive... Read more »Rheumatoid Arthritis: Medications
...1999, infliximab is also an anti-TNF drug. It is used in combination with methotrexate.Adalimumab (Humira). Adalimumab is another anti-TNF drug. First approved in 2002 as a second-line treatment... Read more »Scleroderma: Other Treatments
...scleroderma. The current agents include infliximab (Remicade), etanercept (Enbrel), and adalimumab (Humira).Halofuginone. Halofuginone, a drug that slows down the synthesis of collagen, is showing... Read more »Crohn's Disease: Medications
...liver failure; and aplastic anemiaAdalimumab. The Food and Drug administration approved adalimumab (Humira) early in 2007 for treating adult patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease. Like... Read more »Information on Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
...spondylitis. The two other TNF-blocking products approved to treat RA are Remicade (infliximab) and Humira (adalimumab), a drug that provided the long-awaited relief for Shirley through a 2002... Read more »Images
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