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July 30, 2018
                			
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				Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis
July 30, 2018 (Issue: 1552)
				Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
are used for initial treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) to achieve clinical remission and prevent
irreversible joint damage (see Table 1). DMARDs
generally do not have an immediate analgesic...more
        			
        			
					
					
				
        			
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