Happy holidays to all. I hope this is the beginning of a good year. I am returning to continue the discussion about Rheumatoid Arthritis. I have been slow in doing this due to discouragement over the lack of a response from anyone to date. It has not been my intention to pontificate about things medical that are of no interest to any one. The entire idea of this site is for inter-active comments or questions. After all, I can’t nor wish to try to out do any of the sources for information now available online.
Today I will however continue about the pharmeuticacl that have been used for RA. Today’s topic are the SALICYCLATES. Subsequent POSTS will cover the NSAIDS, DMARDS AND BIOLOGICS
The SALICYLATES.
The MOST commonly known product of this group is Acetyl Salicylate Acid (ASA) and the most commonly known brand name for this is a product called ASPIRIN. One should know that ASPIRIN is actually the registered trade name from the company called BAYER. It is so well known by this company that people just speak and think of all products with this formulation as ASPIRIN.
These drugs are known for their ability to subdue pain and to decrease fevers. They have been used for so long in so many maladies that many think they can cure any ill. They do not. ASPIRIN does help to lower temperatures temporarily. and is known as an analgesic. It is not known known to help in sleeping. Those drugs are called anesthetics. The kind used to put one to sleep in surgery. Salicylates have been around for a long time and were often the initial drugs used in RA. These can usually be purchased in any pharmacy or even grocery store under the store name as Acetyl Salicylate. They seems to be most helpful in the early stages of RA but do nothing to alter the progression of the disorder.
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