Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs Overview

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Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs is a category of drugs used in many autoimmune disorders to slow down disease progression. Their use was first propagated in rheumatoid arthritis but has come to include many other diseases, such as Crohn's disease, lupus erythematosus , idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura , myasthenia gravis and various others. Some of these drugs are also used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis which may not, strictly speaking, be an...


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    sensitivity, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs ? Dianna Prevention Forum Host Arthritis/Bone & Joint Diseases Support Group Heart Conditions Support

    Jul 03, 2008

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    in cardiovascular risk when compared with the use of methotrexate and other so-called disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, or DMARDs. However, the findings must be taken "cautiously," said lead authors Drs

    Sep 30, 2007

  • First international guidelines for treatment of psoriatic arthritis - 2 replies

    as disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, such as methotrexate, are often used, but GRAPPA found of treatments is available to treat the disease. Options include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

    Oct 26, 2008

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