1. Corticosteroids:

• Used as bridge therapy to reduce disease activity till slower acting DMARDs take effect
• Can be used as adjunctive therapy for active disease that persists despite treatment with DMARDs

2. Synthetic DMARDs:

• Methotrexate
• Sulfasalazine
• Leflunomide
• Hydroxychloroquine
• Minocycline
• Tofacitinib

3. Biological DMARDs:

• TNF alpha inhibitors: Etanercept, Infliximab, Adalimumab, Golimumab
• Co stimulation inhibitors: Abatacept, Belatacept
• IL-6 inhibitor: Tocilizumab, Sarilumab
• B cell sarilumab depleter: Rituximab
• IL-IR antagonist: Anakinra 

Q. Which of the following DMARDs require liver function testing?

A) Methotrexate.                                                 ( AIIMS Nov 2016)

B) Infliximab

C) Abatacept

D) Cyclophosphamide

Ans: A , Methotrexate