Rheumatoid Arthritis: Medications

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  • Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis - Medications

    06/25/08, Healthwise

    Most children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) need to take medicine to reduce inflammation and control pain and to help prevent increasing damage to the joints. When inflammation and pain are controlled, a child is more willi

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  • Etanercept for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

    06/25/08, Healthwise

    Rheumatoid arthritis inflammation is caused in part by a substance called tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in the joint area. Etanercept is a genetically engineered protein that slows or stops rheumatoid arthritis inflammation and joint damage

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  • Anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis

    08/18/08, Healthwise

    Anakinra limits the action of an inflammatory substance known as interleukin (IL-1) that attaches to the joint surface and promotes inflammation. Anakinra is a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD), which means it slows the progres

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  • Cyclosporine for rheumatoid arthritis

    08/18/08, Healthwise

    Cyclosporine is an immunosuppressive medicine, which means that it decreases the action of your body's immune system. By interrupting the immune process, cyclosporine reduces inflammation and slows damage to your joints. Cyclosporine

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  • Cyclophosphamide for rheumatoid arthritis

    08/18/08, Healthwise

    Cyclophosphamide is an immunosuppressive medicine, which means that it decreases the effects of your body's immune system. By interrupting the immune process, cyclophosphamide reduces inflammation and slows joint damage caused by rheu

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  • Azathioprine for rheumatoid arthritis

    08/18/08, Healthwise

    Azathioprine is an immunosuppressive medicine, which means that it decreases the action of your body's immune system. By interrupting the immune process, azathioprine reduces inflammation and slows joint damage caused by rheumatoid ar

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  • Minocycline for rheumatoid arthritis

    08/18/08, Healthwise

    Minocycline is a tetracycline antibiotic. It fights bacteria in your body. It is not clear how minocycline works to reduce the activity of rheumatoid arthritis, although it may work by reducing the action of certain proteins that erod

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  • Adalimumab for rheumatoid arthritis

    08/18/08, Healthwise

    Adalimumab reduces the effects of tumor necrosis factor (TNF). TNF is produced in your body in times of inflammation and attaches to the joint surface, causing damage to soft tissues, cartilage, and bones. Adalimumab is a disease-modi

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