An antiarthritic is any drug used to relieve or prevent arthritic symptoms, such as joint pain or joint stiffness. Depending on the antiarthritic drug class, it is used for managing pain, reducing inflammation or acting as an immunosuppressant. These drugs are typically given orally, topically or through administration by injection. The choice of antiarthritic medication is often determined by the nature of arthritis, the severity of symptoms as well as other factors, such as the tolerability of side effects.
A dorsal view of the hand, revealed swelling of the finger joints, indicative of an underlying inflammatory process at the proximal interphalangeal joints
Common antiarthritic drug classes include the following: disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, biologic response modifiers, analgesics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and corticosteroids.[1]
Signs of Arthritis. Swelling of the ankle joints which is indicative of an underlying inflammatory process.
^"Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Guide: Types of Drugs, Uses, Side Effects". WebMD. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
resulting in redness, inflammation, and pain. Patients with RA may be given antiarthritics that are used to block inflammation and help prevent joint damage. The...
oral antibiotic, in 1979;[peacock prose] a leukemia drug, Eldisine; an antiarthritic, Oraflex; and an analgesic, Darvon. When generic drugs flooded the marketplace...
arthritis, and denotes the collective group of arthritis-like conditions. Antiarthritics Arthritis Care (charity in the UK) Arthritis Foundation (US not-for-profit)...
(S)-penicillamine (D-penicillamine, having (–) optical rotation) is antiarthritic. (R)-penicillamine (L-penicillamine, having (+) optical rotation) is...
zimbabweflora.co.zw. Media related to Ficus exasperata at Wikimedia Commons Antiarthritic and antioxidant effects of the leaf extract of Ficus exasperata P. Beauv...
antiinflammatory activity of 7-methanesulfonylamino-6-phenoxychromones. Antiarthritic effect of the 3-formylamino compound (T-614) in chronic inflammatory...
various receptors antagonists (e.g. aticaprant and rimonabant) -arit for antiarthritic agents (e.g. lobenzarit) -ase for enzymes (e.g. alteplase) -azepam or...
pair of enantiomers. (S)-penicillamine is the eutomer with the desired antiarthritic activity while the (R)-penicillamine is extremely toxic. Ketamine is...
carbonate has been used to treat the manic phase of bipolar disorder. Gold antiarthritic drugs, e.g. auranofin have been commercialized. Carbon monoxide-releasing...
dimethyl sulfoxide. Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 1975;243:7. Gorog P, Kovacs JB. Antiarthritic and antithrombotic effects of topically applied dimethyl sulfoxide....
signaling of melatonin. CGP 52608 has also been reported to possess antiarthritic activity. The pharmaceutical company Novartis brought it to clinical...
1021/cr980431o. PMID 11749494. Bau R (1998). "Crystal Structure of the Antiarthritic Drug Gold Thiomalate (Myochrysine): A Double-Helical Geometry in the...
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