RA Therapeutic Flashcards
1
Q
Therapeutic categories for RA?
A
NSAID, Disease Modifying anti Rheumatic drugs (DMARD), biologics, corticosteroids
2
Q
What does DMARD stand for?
A
Disease Modifyng Anti Rheumatic Drugs
3
Q
Examples of DMARD
A
Methotrexate,
Sulfalazine,
Hydroxycholoroquine,
Leflunomide
4
Q
What type of drugs are methotrexate and sulfasalazine?
A
DMARD
5
Q
What type of drugs are hydroxychloroquine, leflunomide?
A
DMARDs
6
Q
Pros of methotrexate?
A
Effective, well tolerated, cheap
7
Q
Biologics used in RA?
A
TNFa inhibitors (x5) IL-1 inhibitors (Anakinra) Anti B cell therapies (CD20, rituximab) Anti T cell therapies (Abatacept) Il-6 inhibitors (Tocilizumab)
8
Q
What types of drug is x5?
A
TNFa inhibitor
9
Q
What types of drug is anakinra?
A
IL-1 inhibitors
10
Q
What types of drug are CD20, rituximab?
A
Anti B cell therapies
11
Q
What types of drug is Abatacept?
A
Anti T cell therapies
12
Q
What types of drug is Tocilizumab\?
A
Il-6 inhibitors
