A patient diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis is not responding to NSAID therapy. The nurse anticipates that which medications and therapies will be considered for this patient's treatment?

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If a patient with rheumatoid arthritis is not responding to NSAID therapy, the next steps usually involve disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as methotrexate, biologic agents such as infliximab, and/or corticosteroids. Gold salt therapy and plasmapheresis may be used in certain cases, but are not typically first-line treatments.

A Patient Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Not Responding to NSAID