Antiarthritic agent

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Contents 1 Broader Terms 2 Narrower Terms 3 Related Terms 4 Scope Note 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Broader Terms

drug /agent

Narrower Terms

naproxen, piroxicam

Related Terms

antirheumatic agent, arthritis therapy

Scope Note

agent used to alleviate arthritis.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Use as an antipsoriatic or antiarthritic agent is contraindicated in pregnant women.
• Clinical studies of pentosan polysulfate as an antiarthritic agent have been done in humans, dogs, sheep, rabbits, rats, and chickens, but this is one of the first studies in horses.
• Studies of the effect of auranofin, a new antiarthritic agent, on platelet aggregation.
• A novel antiarthritic agent, CCA (lobenzarit disodium), and the role of thymus-derived lymphocytes in the inhibition of rat adjuvant arthritis.
• Antiarthritic Agent AdalimumabHUMIRAAbbott Laboratories The US FDA received a supplemental Biologics LicenseApplication in December 2004, for the additionalindication of psoriatic arthritis.
• Antiarthritic Agent Adalimumab HUMIRA Abbott Pharmaceuticals The US FDA approved this biologic therapy in October 2005 for reducing the signs and symptoms of active arthritis in patients with psoriatic arthritis.

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