Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs/Definition: Difference between revisions
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Drugs that directly affect the underlying autoimmune processes in rheumatological disease, rather than act simply as analgesics or nonspecific antiinflammatories; they include gold compounds (e.g., aurothioglucose), antimalarials, penicillamine, and monoclonal antibodies against tissue necrosis factor-alpha and other immunochemicals