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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic autoimmune rheumatic disorder of unknown etiology.
It is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis.
Patient usually complains of joint pain and/or swelling with morning stiffness that lasts for more than an hour.

Goals of treatment are clinical and radiological remission of disease and to reduce functional limitations and permanent joint damage.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Information

Drug Information

Indication: Relief of mild to moderate pain & fever.

Indication: Acute & chronic treatment of signs & symptoms of OA & RA; ankylosing spondylitis (AS); acute gouty...

Indication: Management of acute pain in adults & treatment of primary dysmenorrhea. Relief of acute & chronic pain...

Indication: Signs & symptoms & inhibiting the progression of structural damage in moderately to severely active rh...

Indication: Adult patients w/ moderately to severely active RA who had an inadequate response or intolerance to methotrexa...

Indication: Signs & symptoms of arthritis deformans, periarthritis humero-scapularis, tendinitis, peritendinitis, hume...

Indication: OA, RA, ankylosing spondylitis.

Indication: RA; ankylosing spondylitis; psoriatic arthritis; psoriasis; Crohn's & fistulizing Crohn's disease; ulcerat...

Indication: In combination w/ methotrexate (MTX) for moderate to severe active RA in adults when response to disease-modif...

Indication: Moderate to severe pain.

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