RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Choice of drugs in rheumatoid arthritis in adults
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 57
OP 59
DO 10.1136/dtb.13.15.57
VO 13
IS 15
YR 1975
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/13/15/57.abstract
AB The many drugs available to treat rheumatoid arthritis include anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs (Group 1) and those whose mode of action is obscure, namely, gold, immunosuppressives and penicillamine (Group 2); corticosteroids are a third group. This article suggests some guidelines for the choice of drug.