From: A systematic review of guidelines for managing rheumatoid arthritis
Guideline | DMARDs | Biologics | Symptomatic Treatments | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MTX | Others | Combinations | JAK Inhibitors | Glucocorticoids (steroids) | First | Subsequent | Tapering | NSAIDs | Pain | |
1. American [14] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – |
2. APLAR [15] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – |
3. Australian [16] | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Only for specialists | Yes | Yes | ||
4. Brazilian [17] | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – |
5. British Columbia [18] | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Only for specialists | Yes | Yes | ||
6. British Society For Rheumatology: Established [19] | Generic DMARDs | – | – | – | Generic biologics |  | Yes | Yes | ||
7. British Society For Rheumatology: Early [20] | Generic DMARDs | Yes | – | Yes | Generic biologics | Implied | Yes | Yes | ||
8. Canadian [21] | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – |
9. EULAR [22] | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – |
10. French [23] | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – |
11. German [24] | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
12. Hong Kong [25] | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
13. Indian [26] | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes |
14. Latin American [27] | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes |
15. Mexican [28] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes |
16. England [29] | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes |
17. Scotland [30] | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes |
18. South African [31] | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes |
19. Spanish [32] | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes |
20. Swedish [33] | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – |
21. Treat to Target [34] | Generic DMARD treatments | – | Yes | Generic biologics | Implied | – | – | |||
22. Turkish [35] | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – |