Hormonal drugs commonly used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis include prednisone acetate, methylprednisolone, and compound betamethasone injection.
1. Prednisone acetate: mainly used in the acute attack of rheumatoid arthritis, the dose is small, the use of time does not exceed half a year, the drug needs to be metabolized by the liver to play a therapeutic effect, patients with abnormal liver function need to be careful to use.
2. Methylprednisolone: Methylprednisolone can effectively control the symptoms of active rheumatoid arthritis and reduce pain, the drug does not need to be metabolized by the liver to play a role, but long-term use can cause osteoporosis.
3. Compound betamethasone injection. When rheumatoid arthritis joint symptoms are obvious, can be temporarily given to the compound betamethasone injection intramuscular injection to reduce the symptoms, usually not repeated application.
All drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor, it is recommended that patients with rheumatoid arthritis go to the rheumatology and immunology department of a regular hospital, under the guidance of a doctor to standardize the diagnosis and treatment.