Background: We set out in this study to demonstrate the adverse effect profile of methotrexate when used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in a district ...

Methotrexate (MTX) remains a cornerstone in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, despite the advent of newer biologic therapies, because of its long-term efficacy and safety. However ...

Daily oral treatment with T-614, a member of the methanesulfonanilide family of cyclo-oxygenase 2 inhibitors, might be an alternative to weekly methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Medically reviewed by Scott Zashin, MD Methotrexate is the first-line treatment for most people with moderate to severe ...

Have you ever felt hand pain that makes simple tasks like buttoning a shirt, opening a jar, or shaking hands almost ...

Rates of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) were doubled in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that causes the immune system, which normally fights infection, to attack healthy joints.

While biologic treatments do not cure rheumatoid arthritis (RA), they can slow ... may give you a biologic alongside or in place of methotrexate, an anti-rheumatic. Taking a biologic with ...

People who smoke are more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... are less likely to respond to anti-TNF-a drugs and to methotrexate, which are both RA treatments. Methotrexate decrease ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder ... Pharmaceutical DMARDs that you can take orally, such as Trexall ...