Treatment
The treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis is more of managing the pain and the worsening condition, as there is no cure for completely treating the person. There are a few medications that help in decreasing the severity of pain, whereas others work by decreasing the rates of inflammation. These drugs help in modifying the disease and decrease the chances of exacerbations. The list of those drugs are as follows;
- NSAIDs- These are given to help the patients with the pain that they suffer from throughout the day.
- Steroids- Steroids are given to decrease the extent of the inflammation and to modify the pattern of the disease.
- DMARDs- These are specific ‘Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs,’ which are given to stop the disease from progression. These include methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, and sulfasalazine.
- Biologic Response Modifiers- These are paired with DMARDs to get the best therapeutic outcome. They have recently been introduced in the treatment of this disease. The drugs used are abatacept, adalimumab, and anakinra.
