Drugs

Different types of arthritis are treated with different drugs. Drugs are given to improve the symptoms and, where possible, to slow or halt the progress of the condition. Depending on your type of arthritis your doctor may need to give you a combination of one or more specific drugs to deal with the disease itself, as well as more general drugs to help you with the pain, stiffness or inflammation that are the symptoms.

Abatacept

Abatacept is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. In this section we explain how abatacept works, what you should expect when you have it and what the possible side-effects are.

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Adalimumab

Adalimumab is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, and children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). In this section we explain how adalimumab works, what you should expect when you have it and what the possible side-effects are.

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Allopurinol

Allopurinol is used to treat gout. In this section we explain how allopurinol works, what you should expect when you have it and what the possible side-effects are.

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Amitriptyline

Amitriptyline is used to treat chronic (long-term) pain caused by arthritis, spinal problems, fibromyalgia, chronic headaches and peripheral neuropathy (damage to nerve endings in your upper and lower limbs). In this section we explain how amitriptyline works, what you should expect when you have it and what the possible side-effects are.

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Azathioprine

Azathioprine is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. In this section we explain how azathioprine works, what you should expect when you have it and what the possible side-effects are.

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