CPT Drugs List - MSK

Question 1

NSAIDs

Answer 1

Celecoxib, Diclofenac, Etoricoxib, Ibruprofen, Naproxen

Cyclooxygenase inhibitors - differing selectivity for COX-1 and COX-2

Question 2

Drugs to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

Answer 2

Methotrexate - (Differs to MOA in malignancy, indirect suppression of adhesion molecules on T-cells and neutrophils?)
Mesalazine - (doesn’t contain a sulfa group)
Sulfasalazine - 5-aminosalicylid acid donors in RA as a DMARD
Infliximab, Adalimumab - TNF-alpha inhibitorss
Rituximab - B-lymphocyte lytic monoclonal antibody
Hydroxychloroquine - increase pH inside macrophage lysosomes

Question 3

Anticholinesterases

Answer 3

Neostigmine, Pyridostigmine

Inhibition of cholinesterase