How is rheumatoid arthritis treated?

1, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

This type of drug is the first to be recommended for use in rheumatoid arthritis patients, this type of drug includes common paracetamol, ibuprofen capsules and so on.

In the early stage of the disease can be very good control of pain, effectively improve the mobility of the joints of the patient, but it should be noted that this type of drugs on the gastrointestinal tract side effects are relatively large, if the patient usually have gastric problems, you need to pay attention to avoid taking the drug after the cause of gastric problems.

2, glucocorticoids

The use of hormone drugs can not only relieve the number of episodes of pain, but also reduce the main function of joint deformity. Because the hormone can reduce the secretion of local inflammatory mediators, reduce the killing effect of autoimmune cells on the tissue.

This can play a role in protecting the joints, as well as reducing the inflammatory response. But glucocorticosteroids have side effects as well, and taking hormones for a long period of time can easily lead to the patient's residual hormonal sequelae, such as centripetal obesity and other sequelae.

3, molecular agents

With the continuous development of targeted drugs, scientists have also found a drug for molecular cells, currently being used in the clinic is mainly tofacitib.

These drugs act on the cellular pathway, reducing the production of inflammatory cells, blocking the inflammatory transmission process, and ultimately stopping the inflammatory response. These drugs not only have lower side rentals and better efficacy, but are less widely used and more expensive, costing thousands of dollars a month to treat.