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Should I Consider Changing The Arthritis Medicine (osteo And Rheumatoid), Pms-sulfasalazine, As I Have No Relief?
Have osteo & rheumatoid arthritis.. Have been on pms-sulfasalazine and have been told I need to change medications. My finger joints are swollen and painful most of the time. Had problems with methotrexate injections so.. Unfortunately I have to wait for my appointment with the specialist until March... Could you please give me some idea of what other drugs I m going to be looking at and also side affects. thank you.
Fri, 10 Jan 2014
Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
The medicines that you are taking are disease modifying drugs and these need a careful dose monitoring after the clinical assessment of the symptoms. Do consult a rheumatologist for the same.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
The medicines that you are taking are disease modifying drugs and these need a careful dose monitoring after the clinical assessment of the symptoms. Do consult a rheumatologist for the same.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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