Review article

The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Đurđica Babić-Naglić ; Clinic for Rheumatic Diseases and Rehabilitation of the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Today, the goal of the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is remission of disease activity which should be achieved through the first 6 months of treatment with conventional disease modifying antirheumatic drugs and tight control principle. The treatment must be adjusted to the state of disease on each visit. In the absence of remission or low disease activity biological drugs are indicated. Tapering or withdrawal of any treatment depends on the judgment of the physician and the patient, and should be considered only after at least 6 months of stable remission.

Keywords

rheumatoid arthritis; remission; treatment strategy; biologics

Hrčak ID:

137897

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/137897

Publication date:

23.10.2014.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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