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Arthritis
Please note - this EPG Arthritis Knowledge Centre is for Doctors and other Healthcare Professionals.
Arthritis is a complex disorder that comprises more than 100 distinct musculoskeletal conditions and can affect people at any stage of life. Arthritis causes joint pain, loss of movement, and inflammation. 
Common forms of arthritis include osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis. Both OA and RA are chronic and incurable but respond well to intervention.Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis.
The prevalence increases with age, and most people over 60 years will have some radiological evidence of it. Osteoarthritis is the result of active, sometimes inflammatory but potentially reparative processes rather than the inevitable result of trauma and ageing.Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic symmetrical polyarthritis of unexplained cause.
It is a systematic disorder characterized by chronic inflammatory synovitis of mainly peripheral joints. Its course is extremely variable and it is associated with nonarticular features.
To diagnose arthritis, there are a number of guidelines which outline the classification criteria, as well as tools to assess the patients pain.
There are a variety of treatment options available to help manage the pain and inflammation of osteo and rheumatoid arthritis, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological. It is important to balance the potential benefit against the potential side-effects.
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What’s in the Knowledge Centre?
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HUMIRA 40 mg - 51.61%
Rheumatoid arthritis : Humira in combination with methotrexate, is indicated for: § the treatment of moderate to severe, active rheumatoid arthritis in adult patients when the response to disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs including methotrexate has been inadequate. § the treatment of ... -
ECONAC - 51.61%
... in a wide range of conditions, including: arthritic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis , osteo-arthritis , ankylosing spondylitis, acute gout; acute musculoskeletal disorders such as peri-arthritis (eg, frozen shoulder), tendinitis, tenosynovitis, bursitis; other painful conditions resulting ... -
INDOCID - 49.42%
Indocid Capsules and Indocid Suppositories: Rheumatoid arthritis , osteoarthritis , degenerative joint disease of the hip, ankylosing spondylitis, acute gouty arthritis, lumbago, acute peri-articular disorders, orthopaedic procedures. Dysmenorrhoea. Indocid-R: As above except acute gouty arthritis ... -
NEORAL - 49.35%
... in whom conventional therapy is ineffective or inappropriate. Rheumatoid arthritis NEORAL Soft Gelatin Capsules and NEORAL Oral Solution are indicated for the treatment of severe, active rheumatoid arthritis in patients in whom classical, slow-acting antirheumatic agents are inappropriate or ... -
Quinoric 200mg Film-Coated Tablets - 47.95%
Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile chronic arthritis, discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus, and dermatological conditions caused or aggravated by sunlight ... -
Rheumox Capsules - 47.95%
Rheumox is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic agent indicated in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and attacks of acute arthritis in patients for whom other therapy has been ineffective. Rheumox should be used in suitable low-risk patients (see contraindications ...