Medications
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Medications and their use vary widely among individuals, including dosage, side effects or likelihood of response. It is important to consider this as general information and always ask your doctor or provider about specific medication use and risks. Information never should be interpreted to apply to all individuals and circumstances.
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Below are names of common medications used to treat rheumatic illnesses, listed by class. Under each class name is drug generic names and trade names associated with each category.
| Biologic medications |
- Abatacept (Orencia®)
- Adalamumab (Humira®)
- Anakinra (Kineret®)
- Etanercept (ENBREL®)
- IL-1 receptor antagonist
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- Infliximab (Remicade®)
- Rituximab (Rituxan®)
- Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors
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| Corticosteroids (steroids) |
- Cortisone (Deltasone®, others)
- Methlypredinsolone (Medrol®, Solu-Medrol®)
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- Prednisone (Predisone Intensol®, Sterapred®, Sterapred® DS)
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| DMARDs (disease-modifying, anti-rheumatic drugs) |
- Adalamumab (Humira®)
- Anakinra (Kineret®)
- d-Penicillamine (Cuprimine®, Depen®)
- Etanercept (Enbrel®)
- Gold (Myochrysine®, Solganol®)
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- Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil®)
- Infliximab (Remicade®)
- Leflunomide (Arava®)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatrex®)
- Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine®)
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| Gout |
- Allopurinol (Zyloprim®)
- Colchicine
- Febuxostat (Uloric®)
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- Probenecid (Benemid®)
- NSAIDs
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| Immune suppressants |
- Azathioprine (Imuran®)
- Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan®)
- Cyclosporine (Neoral®)
- Leflunomide (Arava®)
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- Methotrexate (Rheumatrex®)
- Mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept®)
- Rituximab (Rituxan®)
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| NSAIDs (Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) |
- Celecoxib (Celebrex®)
- Diclofenac (Voltaren®)
- Diflunisal (Dolobid®)
- Etodolac (Lodine®)
- Fenoprofen (Nalfon®)
- Flurbiprofen (Ansaid®)
- Ibuprofen (Advil®, Motrin®)
- Indomethacin (Indocin®)
- Ketoprofen (Orudis®, Oruvail®)
- Meloxicam (Mobic®)
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- Nabumetone (Relafen®)
- Naproxen (Aleve®, Anaprox®, Naprelan®, Naprosyn®)
- Oxaprozin (Daypro®)
- Piroxicam (Feldene®)
- Salsalate (Disalcid®)
- Sulindac (Clinoril®)
- Tolmetin (Tolectin®)
- Valdecoxib (Bextra®)
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| Osteoporosis |
- Alendronate (Fosamax®)
- Calcitonin (Miacalcin®)
- Etidronate (Didronel®)
- Ibandronate (Boniva®)
- Pamidronate (Aredia®)
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- Raloxifene (Evista®)
- Risedronate (Actonel®)
- Teriparatide (Forteo®)
- Zotedronate (Reclast®)
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