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Search by medication name to find general information sheets on medicines commonly used for arthritis – what they’re for, how they’re taken and what side effects to look out for. Always talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist if you have questions about your treatment.
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Hydroxycholoroquine (brand name: Plaquenil) is a medicine used to treat certain childhood rheumatic conditions (diseases which may affect joints, muscles, skin or eyes).
Iloprost is a prostaglandin analogue or synthetic prostaglandin.
Infliximab belongs to a class of medicines called biological disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (biological DMARDs or bDMARDs).
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is a mixture of blood proteins called antibodies that are made by the immune system to fight infections.
Ixekizumab (brand name: Taltz®) is a medicine used to treat adults with psoriatic arthritis, an inflammatory disease of the joints that is often accompanied by psoriasis.
Leflunomide (brand names: Arabloc®, Arava®, Lunava®) is a medicine used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis.
Leflunomide (brand name: Arava, Arabloc) is a medicine which works by reducing the activity of the immune system.
Macitentan (brand name: Opsumit) is a medicine used to treat a condition called pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
Methotrexate can be taken either as tablets or as an injection. If you have been prescribed injectable methotrexate (e.g. Trexject).
Methotrexate is a medication used to treat certain childhood rheumatic conditions (diseases which may affect joints, muscles, skin or eyes).
Milnacipran (brand name: Joncia®) belongs to a class of medicines called serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRI).
Mycophenolate is converted in the body to mycophenolic acid, which is used to treat immune-related diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus or SLE), autoimmune vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels), inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn’s disease, and other kidney or skin disorders.
Mycophenolate mofetil (brand name: Cellcept, Myfortec) is usually a medicine used to treat certain childhood rheumatic conditions (diseases which may affect kidneys, joints, muscles, skin, gut or eyes).
Nintedanib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that interferes with proteins that increase fibrosis within the lungs.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are common medicines used to treat the symptoms of arthritis.
Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (brand names: Brufen, Naprosyn, Voltaren, Celebrex, Naprogesic) are medicines commonly used to treat painful swollen joints.
Opioids are medicines taken to help reduce pain. They work on the central nervous system to slow down nerve signals between the brain and the body. This can reduce feelings of pain, but it can also produce adverse effects, ranging from constipation to dangerous slowing down of a person’s breathing.
Paracetamol (brand name: Dymadon, Febridol, Panadol, Panamax, Paralgin, Panadol Osteo) is a common pain killer (analgesic).
Glucocorticoids (also known as corticosteroids) are hormones that our bodies naturally make and are important for the body to function properly.
Pregabalin belongs to a group of medicines that are thought to control pain by affecting brain chemicals which send signals to nerves.
Probenecid (brand name Pro-Cid) is a medicine used to prevent gout flares over time.
Raloxifene (brand name Evista) is a medicine used to treat osteoporosis.
Risankizumab is a type of medicine called biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD).
Rituximab (brand names include Mabthera, Riximyo, Ruxience, Truxima) belongs to a class of medicines called biological disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (biological DMARDs or bDMARDs).
Romosozumab (brand name Evenity®) is a medicine used to treat osteoporosis (bone loss).
Secukinumab (brand name: Cosentyx®) is a medicine used to treat adults with psoriatic arthritis, an inflammatory disease of the joints that is often accompanied by psoriasis.
This information is useful if your doctor has recommended injections of methotrexate either for better efficacy or to reduce side-effects.
Sildenafil (brand name: Revatio®) belongs to a group of medicines called phosphodiesterase inhibitors.
Steroids are hormones that occur naturally in the body. They are used as medications to treat certain childhood rheumatic conditions (diseases which may affect joints, muscles, bones, skin or eyes).
Sulfasalazine (brand names Pyralin EN, Salazopyrin, Salazopyrin EN) is a medicine used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.