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Drug Treatments for Arthritis
Follow the links below to find information on medications that are used to treat arthritis and their effectiveness.
Created Feb 2007
81 Resources Found
| Title: | Antidepressants for pain management in rheumatoid arthritis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the affect of antidepressants on pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This review shows that in people with RA: We are uncertain whether antidepressants affect pai... |
| Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Title: | The use of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for the management of rheumatoid arthritis |
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| Publisher: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| Description: | Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are now considered first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). When initiated early, they have been shown to alter the disease course and reduce joint erosion, reducing or preventing disability and improving quality of life. |
| Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Title: | Herbal therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effects of herbal therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The review shows that in people with RA: - Evening primrose oil, borage seed oil, or blackcurrent seed oil (contain... |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Coxibs and arthritis pain and inflammation - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | A class of drugs called COX-2 inhibitors, or coxibs, have been designed to help relieve pain and inflammation in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. |
| Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Title: | NSAIDs and arthritis - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | People with chronic arthritis can be helped by taking one of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). |
| Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Title: | New Drugs - Certolizumab |
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| Publisher: | Australian Prescriber |
| Description: | Certolizumab, like adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab, is a tumour necrosis factor inhibitor indicated for rheumatoid arthritis. It is a recombinant humanised antibody Fab' fragment which has been pegylated to extend its plasma half-life to that of the whole antibody. |
| Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Title: | Pain management for rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular or renal comorbidity |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the safety of using pain-relieving drugs in people with rheumatoid arthritis who also have either heart or kidney disease, or both. What is rheumatoid arthritis and what is pai... |
| Date: | May 2010 |
| Title: | Safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including aspirin and paracetamol (acetaminophen) in people receiving methotrexate for inflammatory arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, other spondyloarthritis) |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review describes what we know from research about any safety issues from using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, including aspirin, or paracetamol (acetaminophen), or both, along with methotrexate in people wi... |
| Date: | May 2010 |
| Title: | Opioid therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis pain |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of opioids for treating rheumatoid arthritis pain. The review shows that in people with rheumatoid arthritis treated with weak opioids for up to six weeks: - Weak ... |
| Date: | May 2010 |
| Title: | Tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane Review presents what we know from research about the effect of tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The review shows that in people with RA: We often do not have precise information about side effects and complications... |
| Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Title: | Glucosamine and chondroitin in arthritis treatment - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Glucosamine and chondroitin have been widely promoted as dietary supplements for osteoarthritis. |
| Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Title: | Rheumatoid arthritis: prescription medicines - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Find out about the prescription medicines available to treat rheumatoid arthritis. This information will help you to understand your treatment options. |
| Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Title: | Remicade for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Remicade is the Australian brand name for a medicine called infliximab, which is used for treating rheumatoid arthritis in adults and some other autoimmune conditions. |
| Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Title: | Medication use for arthritis and osteoporosis |
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| Publisher: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| Description: | Medicines are central to managing arthritis and osteoporosis, to improve musculoskeletal functions, slow disease progression and reduce pain and inflammation. Pharmaceutical innovations over the last several years have improved the efficacy and diversity of medicines available to manage these conditions. |
| Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Title: | Certolizumab pegol (CDP870) for rheumatoid arthritis in adults |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of certolizumab pegol on adult people with rheumatoid arthritis: The review shows that in people with rheumatoid arthritis who did not respond well to conventional... |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Title: | Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) (Vietnamese) |
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| Publisher: | Arthritis Australia |
| Description: | This information sheet provides details about Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) (brand names include Brufen, Celebrex, Mobic, Naprosyn, Nurofen, Orudis, Voltaren), medicines used to treat the symptoms of arthritis. The sheet includes information on how to take NSAIDs and the precautions and possible side effects of taking NSAIDs. Written in Vietnamese. |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Title: | Methotrexate (Vietnamese) |
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| Publisher: | Arthritis Australia |
| Description: | This information sheet provides details about Methotrexate (brand name Methoblastin), a medicine used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic conditions. The sheet includes information on how to take Methotrexate, monitoring your condition while taking the medicine and the precautions and possible side effects of Methotrexate. Written in Vietnamese. |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Title: | Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) (Italian) |
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| Publisher: | Arthritis Australia |
| Description: | This information sheet provides details about Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) (brand names include Brufen, Celebrex, Mobic, Naprosyn, Nurofen, Orudis, Voltaren), medicines used to treat the symptoms of arthritis. The sheet includes information on how to take NSAIDs and the precautions and possible side effects of taking NSAIDs. Written in Italian. |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Title: | Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) (Greek) |
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| Publisher: | Arthritis Australia |
| Description: | This information sheet provides details about Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) (brand names include Brufen, Celebrex, Mobic, Naprosyn, Nurofen, Orudis, Voltaren), medicines used to treat the symptoms of arthritis. The sheet includes information on how to take NSAIDs and the precautions and possible side effects of taking NSAIDs. Written in Greek. |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Title: | Methotrexate (Greek) |
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| Publisher: | Arthritis Australia |
| Description: | This information sheet provides details about Methotrexate (brand name Methoblastin), a medicine used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic conditions. The sheet includes information on how to take Methotrexate, monitoring your condition while taking the medicine and the precautions and possible side effects of Methotrexate. Written in Greek. |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
