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Question
All of the following are disease modifying agents are used in Rheumatoid arthritis, Except:
A. Dimercaprol
B. Sulfasalazine
C. Methotrexate
D. Gold salts
TIPSImportant Question from
ANDHRA 2004
See Answer Here
A. Dimercaprol
See Explanation Here
The mainstay of treatment in Rheumatoid arthritis comprises the early use of small-molecule disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).
Commonly used small-molecule disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis:
- Methotrexate
- Sulfasalazine
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Leflunomide
- D-Penicillamine
- Gold
- Ciclosporin
Dimercaprol is a chelating agent.
References
Page no: 1101, Chapter: Rheumatology and bone disease, Davidson’s Principles and practice of medicine/ 22e; Page no: 905, Chapter: chelating agents; KD Tripathi-Essentials of Medical Pharmacology/ 7e.
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