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Rheumatologic Drugs
Top 200 Drugs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Osteoporosis | a bone disease that develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases, or when the structure and strength of bone changes. |
| Risedronate | Actonel |
| Alendronate | Fosamax |
| Ibandronate | Boniva |
| Raloxifene | Evista |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, which means that your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body by mistake, causing inflammation (painful swelling) in the affected parts of the body. |
| Infliximab | Remicade |
| Etanercept | Enbrel |
| Methotrexate | Rheumatrex, Trexall |
| Hydroxychloroquine | Plaquenil |
| Gout | a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes pain and swelling in your joints, usually as flares that last for a week or two, and then resolve. |
| Allopurinal | Zyloprim |