Below are links to medication information sheets for some of the more common medications we prescribe.
Non Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (known as NSAIDs)
Corticosteroids / Glucocorticoids
Synthetic Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, known as sDMARDs
- Azathioprine (Imuran)
- Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)
- Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)
- Leflunomide (Arava)
- Methotrexate
- Minocycline (Minocin)
- Mycopheonolate (CellCept)
- Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)
- Cyclosporine (Neoral)
- Gold (Ridaura)
- Apremilast (Otezla)
Biologic Disease Modifying Drugs, known as bDMARDs, or Biologic Response Modifiers (BRMs)
- Anti-TNF Medication. Includes: Etanercept (Enbrel), Infliximab (Remicade), Adalimumab (Humira), Golimumab (Simponi), Certolizumab (Cimzia)
- Abatacept (Orencia)
- Anakinra (Kineret)
- Belimumab (Benlysta)
- Rituximab (Rituxan)
- Tocilizumab (Actemra)
- Sarilumab (Kevzara)
- Ixekizumab (Taltz)
- Secukinumab (Cosentyx)
- Ustekinumab (Stelara)
Targeted Synthetic DMARDs (tsDMARDs)
Osteoporosis Treatment
- Bisphosphonate Therapy. Includes: Oral: Alendronate (Fosamax), risedronate (Actonel), and ibandronate (Boniva). IV: Pamidronate, ibandronate and zoledronic acid (Reclast/Zometa)
- Denosumab (Prolia)
- Teriparatide (Forteo)
- Abaloparatide (Tymlos)
- Romosozumab (Evenity)
Gout Treatment
- Colchicine (Colcrys, Mitigare)
- Allopurinol (Zyloprim, Aloprim)
- Fubuxostate (Uloric)
- Pegloticase (Krystexxa)
For information on a medication not listed, or for information in Spanish, click here to be taken to the American College of Rheumatology’s Patient Resource section.
