The Role of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) in Rheumatic Disease Treatment

Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are a type of immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive therapy. It is used to treat arthritis (joint inflammation and discomfort) in conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and ankylosing spondylitis. It is also used in other connective tissue disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), Sjogren syndrome