Three groups of drugs get used on painful joints, and they are not interchangeable. One group stops an attack that is happening now. One lowers uric acid over months and does nothing for the pain in front of you. One slows the destruction of a rheumatoid joint. Tap any drug to see where it acts — and what the nurse is watching for.
Pick a drug
Stops a flare now?—
Lowers uric acid?—
Slows joint damage?—
The rule for this group
Three jobs, three toolkitschoose a group, then a drug