title: Slow-acting antirheumatic drugs.
abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis can be controlled by the use of an increasing range of slow-acting drugs and treatments whose mode of action, currently unexplained or lacking a rational basis, may eventually provide a better understanding of the disease.
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006046:Gold / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007978:Levamisole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010648:Phenylacetates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011422:Propionates / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D010648:Phenylacetates; D011422:Propionates; D007978:Levamisole; D006046:Gold; C032763:cloxic; D002738:Chloroquine; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D010396:Penicillamine; D001379:Azathioprine; C012970:fenclofenac