More than one chart may contain the information you need about all your treatments. You may need more than one type of medication, or you may have several conditions. Below are some of the many forms of arthritis along with the types of drugs most often used to treat them.

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS
analgesics, biologics, corticosteroids, DMARDs, NSAIDs

FIBROMYALGIA
analgesics, also see Fibromyalgia chart

GIANT CELL ARTERITIS
corticosteroids

GOUT
analgesics, corticosteroids, NSAIDs also see Gout chart

JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (JRA)
analgesics, biologics, corticosteroids, DMARDs, NSAIDs

LUPUS
analgesics, corticosteroids, DMARDs, NSAIDs

OSTEOPOROSIS
See Osteoporosis chart

OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA)
analgesics, corticosteroids (joint injections only), NSAIDs

POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA
corticosteroids

PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS
biologics, corticosteroids, DMARDs, NSAIDs

REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
biologics, corticosteroids, DMARDs, NSAIDs

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA)
analgesics, biologics, corticosteroids, DMARDs, NSAIDs

SCLERODERMA
analgesics, corticosteroids, DMARDs, NSAIDs

SJÖGREN'S SYNDROME
corticosteroids, DMARDs, NSAIDs, also see Sjögren’s Syndrome chart

WEGENER'S GRANULOMATOSIS
corticosteroids, DMARDs

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