title: Combinations of conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
abstract: During the last decade, numerous new treatments and treatment approaches have literally transformed current thinking about rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and, more importantly, about the way patients are treated. The nearly universal acceptance of the use of combinations of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) to more effectively treat a growing percentage of patients with RA has been a central theme. Importantly, controlled studies have now shown many combinations to be well tolerated and significantly more effective than mono-DMARD therapy.
authors.affiliation: Section of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. jrodell@unmc.edu
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: O'Dell
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents