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Commonly Used Rheumatology Meds

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Commonly Used Rheumatology Meds

Rheumatology Medications

Below is a list of commonly used medications for patients with rheumatologic disease. The American College of Rheumatology offers a number of resources providing concise and helpful information about rheumatology medications. Where available, those resources are linked below and throughout the site wherever these meds are mentioned.

 

  • Azathioprine
  • Calcineurin inhibitors
  • Colchicine
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Hydroxychloroquine
  • Leflunomide
  • Methotrexate
  • Mycophenolate mofetil/mycophenolic acid
  • Sulfasalazine
  • Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors
    • Etanercept
    • Adalimumab
    • Certolizumab
    • Golimumab
    • Infliximab
  • IL-6R inhibitors
    • Tocilizumab
    • Sarilumab
  • IL-17 inhibitors
    • Secukinumab
    • Ixekizumab
  • IL-12/23 inhibitors
    • Ustekinumab
  • IL-23 inhibitors
    • Guselkumab
    • Tildrakizumab
    • Risankizumab
  • IL-1 inhibitors
    • Anakinra
    • Canakinumab
    • Rilonacept
  • T cell co-stimulation inhibitor
    • Abatacept
  • B cell-depleting agents
    • Rituximab
    • Ocrelizumab
    • Obinutuzumab
  • BLyS/BAFF inhibitors
    • Belimumab
    • Tabalumab
  • Interferon-alpha receptor inhibitor
    • Anifrolumab
  • JAK inhibitors
    • Tofacitinib
    • Baricitinib
    • Upadacitinib
    • Filgotinib
    • Ruxolitinib
View ACR Medication Guides

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