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<i>NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL </i>1. Splinting, immobilisation during acute exacerbations; slow passive ROM, heat & massage | <i>NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL </i> | ||
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<br/><i>ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS</i> | <br/><i>ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS</i> | ||
Latest revision as of 02:30, 21 March 2023
SUMMARY
NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL
1. Splinting, immobilisation during acute exacerbations; slow passive ROM, heat & massage
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
2. Paracetamol, NSAIDs
3. Steroid injection (as only few joints involved)
NON-BIOLOGIC DMARDs
4. Sulfasalazine (well tolerated, not immunosuppressive), methotrexate, leflunomide
BIOLOGIC DMARDs
5. TNF-alpha antagonists: infliximab, adalimumab, golinumab
6. Soluble TNF receptor: etanercept
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