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Joint pain/Arthritis - Arthritis drug guide

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Your arthritis drug guide
Ever wondered why certain drugs help to relieve your pain? And what about arthritis drugs developed in the last few years? Could you benefit from them?

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Arthritis and pain
Many people can deal with all the symptoms of arthritis except the pain it causes. It�s something that�s difficult for anyone who doesn�t have arthritis, to understand.

Painkillers (Paracetamol)
All about the use of paracetamol in the treatment of arthritis.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
All you want to know about the use of NSAID's in the treatment of arthritis.

COX-2 specific inhibitors
The new generation NSAID.

Different Steroids
Steroids can be given in many ways

Cortisone
Systemic cortisone therapy = corticosteroid taken orally or injections into the muscle or bloodstream.

Cortisone injections
What do you know about injections directly into a joint, also known as intra-articular steroids or local cortisone injection?

Methotrexate (a DMARD)
One of the remission-inducing agents used in the treatment of rheumatic disease.

Sulphasalizine (a DMARD)
The use of sulphasalazine in the treatment of rheumatic and arthritic diseases

Chloroquine (an anti-malarial DMARD)
The use of chloroquine in the treatment of arthritis

Suitable corticosteroid injections
Suitable corticosteroids for intra-articular injections in joint disease

Biologics - a revolutionary drug
A class of drugs, known as biologics, offers hope to arthritis sufferers - but the cost is fairly prohibitive.

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