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Cyclosporine
Calcineurin inhibitor; used in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.
Rituximab
Depletes CD20+ B cells; used in rheumatoid arthritis and granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
Tocilizumab
IL-6 receptor antagonist; used in rheumatoid arthritis and Giant Cell Arteritis.
Ibuprofen
NSAID; inhibits cyclooxygenase, used for symptomatic relief in various rheumatologic conditions.
Allopurinol
Inhibits xanthine oxidase, used in chronic management of gout.
Upadacitinib
Selectively inhibits JAK1; used in rheumatoid arthritis.
Methotrexate
Inhibits dihydrofolate reductase, used in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis.
Probenecid
Uricosuric agent that increases renal excretion of uric acid; used in gout management.
Anakinra
IL-1 receptor antagonist; used in rheumatoid arthritis and cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes.
Canakinumab
Monoclonal antibody against IL-1 beta; used in gout flares and cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes.
Celecoxib
COX-2 selective inhibitor; NSAID used for symptomatic relief in rheumatologic conditions, with a lower risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.
Azathioprine
Purine synthesis inhibitor, used in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Colchicine
Inhibits microtubule polymerization, used in gout prophylaxis and treatment.
Tofacitinib
Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor; used in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ulcerative colitis.
Hydroxychloroquine
Interferes with lysosomal activity and autophagy, used in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Baricitinib
JAK inhibitor; used in rheumatoid arthritis.
Sulfasalazine
Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory, used in rheumatoid arthritis and seronegative spondyloarthropathies.
Leflunomide
Inhibits pyrimidine synthesis; used in rheumatoid arthritis.
Mycophenolate mofetil
Inhibits inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase; used in lupus nephritis.
Pegloticase
Recombinant uricase that converts uric acid to allantoin; used in refractory chronic gout.
Secukinumab
Inhibits IL-17A; used in psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.
Febuxostat
Selective xanthine oxidase inhibitor; used in chronic gout management, especially in patients intolerant to allopurinol.
Pimecrolimus
Calcineurin inhibitor applied topically; used in dermatologic conditions associated with rheumatologic diseases.
Abatacept
Inhibits T-cell activation by binding to CD80/86; used in rheumatoid arthritis.
Cyclophosphamide
Alkylating agent causing DNA cross-linking; used in vasculitis and severe lupus nephritis.
TNF-alpha Inhibitors (ex: Etanercept, Infliximab)
Neutralize TNF-alpha, reducing inflammation; used in rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and psoriatic arthritis.
Apremilast
PDE4 inhibitor, reducing inflammation by increasing intracellular cAMP; used in psoriatic arthritis.
Penicillamine
Chelating agent that binds copper, used in Wilson's disease and for features like swollen joints in rheumatoid arthritis.
Certolizumab pegol
TNF-alpha inhibitor; used in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis.
Ruxolitinib
JAK1 and JAK2 inhibitor; used off-label in rheumatology for myelofibrosis-related splenomegaly and constitutional symptoms.
Golimumab
TNF-alpha inhibitor; used in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis.
Ustekinumab
Inhibits IL-12 and IL-23; used in psoriatic arthritis.
Belimumab
Inhibits B-lymphocyte stimulator protein; used in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Filgotinib
JAK1 inhibitor; used in rheumatoid arthritis.
Naproxen
NSAID; inhibits cyclooxygenase, used for symptomatic relief in various rheumatologic conditions including gout.
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