Pain Medication Safety & Information

RA Treatments: Biologic Drugs

by Wendy McBrair, MS, BSN, CHES published May 13, 2014
Updated May 14, 2014

Just about everyone has had the experience of going to the doctor with a symptom or complaint and exiting the… Read More

by Wendy McBrair, BSN, MS, CHES published August 14, 2013
Updated August 22, 2013

Not so long ago, it was common for people to be in the dark about how doctors prescribe medicine and… Read More

Staff published December 8, 2011
Updated May 4, 2017

The following are commonly used rheumatoid arthritis drugs (RA). For drugs that specifically target pain, see this page. GENERIC NAME… Read More

by Wendy McBrair, MS, BSN, CHES published November 30, 2011

Imagine you are in the doctor’s office, and your doctor says, “I want to inject your knee today.” What do… Read More

By Linda Richards, RD, MS published June 15, 2011
Updated September 10, 2018

If you’re like many people, there will be times when you wonder if you’re doing all you can when it comes to taking medication safely… Read More

Staff published June 14, 2011
Updated April 21, 2017

The following drugs are commonly used to treat arthritis pain. Listed are the drugs’ generic names followed (in parentheses) by… Read More

by David Borenstein, MD published June 14, 2011
Updated June 15, 2011

Although the term “arthritis” means “joint inflammation,” for most people the most common symptom of arthritis is pain. Whether arthritis… Read More

by Kurt Ullman, RN published May 4, 2011

When Roy Fleischmann, MD, began practicing rheumatology 35 years ago, his main goal in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was to… Read More

by Stephen M. Setter, PharmD, CDE, CGP, FASCP, and Lindy Wood, PharmD published August 17, 2010
Updated August 18, 2010

Your knees are aching, so you reach for the bottle of acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), pop a tablet,… Read More