| There are many different ways to be able to control | | | | components of the immune system called the |
| your pain with arthritis pain medication. This is not | | | | cytokines. Cytokines are part of what causes pain in |
| meant to be a resource for you to ignore your doctor. | | | | rheumatoid arthritis patients. BRMs inhibit the |
| It is meant to be able to help you to talk to your doctor | | | | inflammatory components of Cytokines. Examples of |
| about your choices. The information we provide on | | | | BRMs include Enbrel, Humira, Remicade and Kineret. |
| arthritis pain medication will help you make a decision | | | | Corticosteroids are man-made steroid hormones that |
| on what you would like to use for your pain. | | | | stop inflammation. They have many side effects. You |
| The types of arthritis pain medication include | | | | should check with your physician to make sure that |
| analgesics, biological response modifiers (BRMs), | | | | you are able to maintain a regular dosage of the |
| Corticosteroids, Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs | | | | medication. Some of the side effects include blindness, |
| (DMARDs) and Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs | | | | stomach ulcer, thinning of the bones and skin, increased |
| (NSAIDs). We will list specific properties of the drug | | | | risk of infections and increase in blood pressure. |
| regimen and how they help you. | | | | Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs are usually |
| Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are analgesic, | | | | used by inflammatory arthritis patients that have not |
| antipyretic and anti-inflammatory in nature. They | | | | responded to other medications. It is an immune |
| reduce pain, fever and inflammation. They put the | | | | system control drug that will slow or stop the immune |
| word "non-steroidal" in the description to distinguish | | | | system's attack on the body. These are really last |
| them from steroidal medications that hold the same | | | | resort arthritis pain medications. |
| properties. Common NSAIDs are asprin and ibuprofen. | | | | You can find more information out about arthritis pain |
| Acetaminophen does not hold the anti-inflammatory | | | | medications by visiting your physician. They should be |
| power that its sister drugs have. They work by | | | | able to go over the options with you. They will discuss |
| alleviating pain that is associated with the | | | | with you the options and what the medications will do |
| cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme. By inhibiting the COX | | | | for you. They will tell you the side effects or give you |
| enzyme it can provide relief from the symptoms of | | | | reading materials on the medication to make sure that |
| inflammation and pain. | | | | you understand what to look for. The medication is |
| Biological Response Modifiers are something that your | | | | necessary to make sure that you are able to control |
| body creates. It is also something that people can | | | | your pain. Talk to someone today about getting it back |
| create in a lab to alleviate your body's response to the | | | | under control. |
| pain associate with arthritis. They work by inhibiting | | | | |