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F D Hart

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PubMed1976

Which antirheumatic drug?

Successful therapy in a chronic rheumatic disease means choosing the right drug for the right patient with the right condition at the right time. In the treatment of gout three different types of treatment are given: for the acute episode, suppression and long-term therapy. Misuse of long-term therapy for acute gout will often aggravate the condition. As regards rheumatoid arthritis, in the absence of a known aetiology, treatment is essentially empirical and palliative; the use of milder well-tolerated anti-inflammatory agents for the less severe cases, more effective and more toxic agents for the more severe cases, and slow acting long-term agents for those not responding to previous measures is discussed. Night pain and morning stiffness has its own therapy. The place of corticosteroids throughout the whole field of rheumatology is evaluated. In the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus corticosteroids still hold first place, but the cytotoxic (immunosuppressive) agents also play a part, though an arguable one.

Adrenal Cortex Hormones↗
PubMed1976

The use of psychotropic drugs in rheumatology.

The possible role of various psychotropic drugs in the management of rheumatic diseases is considered--tranquillizers, sedatives, tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors. The dilemma of which anti-depressant for which patient is considered. The possible association between rheumatoid disease and disorders of the brain, brain-stem and autonomic nervous system is discussed. Psychotropic drugs may effect the disease itself as well as the patient's mood. The author is opposed, however, to the idea that rheumatoid arthritis may be regarded as a psychosomatic disease.

Anti-Anxiety Agents↗