Rheumatiod arthritis (rheumatory arthuritis) medication

Although there is no cure for rheumatiod arthritis (RA), therapy has improved dramatically during later years. For most rheumatoid arthritis patients there are now good or even excellent pain symptom relief available.

For most rheumatiod arthritis sufferers, there is now vastly improved treatment and medication available, that offers substantial pain relief and a good chance to function at normal or near normal levels. Rheumatory arthritis is still a disease without cure so the treatment goal is to minimize the symptoms and the disability already at the early stages of the condition before the damage to the joints becomes permanent. There is no single rhrumotoid arthritis treatment or therapy that is effective for all patients and it may even be necessary to vary the strategy of the treatment in one patient over time to achieve good result in rheumetoid arthritis relief.

Medical treatment consists of mainly pain relief and inflammatory reduction treatment. There has been a large development of biological medicines for rhumitoid arthiritis lately which specifically will affect the overactive inflammatory signals.

Rhuematoid arthritis pain reduction 

Rhuematoid arthritis pain reduction are often so called NSAID preparates (Naprosyn, Naproxen, Brufen, Ipren, Diklofenak, Votaren, Ketoprofen, Orudis are some European brands). There are also the newer medicines like coxiber, sold under brand names like Vioxx, Celebra, Arcoxia and Bextra. These medicines have lower side effects (ulcers etc) than the older NSAID versions used in treatment of rhumatoid arthritis.

The treatment of the RA itself, is usually commenced using Salazopyrin, Methotrexat or similar medicines. Even gold injections can result in long periods of very good effect on the disease. A relatively new medicine is Arava, that has shown in recent studies to have similar or better effect than older drugs. Combinations of these medicines are frequently used in the treatment. Cortison has been used for over 50 years and administered locally in the joints, it can have a good effect but even tablets have become common lately, often combined with other drugs to give maximum effect on the rheumatoid arthritis symptoms.

Rheumatoid arthritis biological medicines 

The medicines with the largest impact on rheumatory arthritis lately are the so called biological drugs, mainly the TNF affecting medicines. TNF is a signal of inflammation (Tumor Necrosis Factor). The most common and best known of these rheumatiod arthritis medicines is Enbrel (Embril). Enbrel (Embril) RA medication here .