If those don't work, your doctor may prescribe a biologic. These are a newer type of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. These medications block a protein that causes inflammation. They include:
- Adalimumab (Humira)
- Adalimumab-atto (Amjevita), a biosimilar to Humira
- Certolizumab pegol (Cimzia)
- Etanercept (Enbrel)
- Etanercept-szzs (Erelzi), a biosimilar to Enbrel
- Golimumab (Simponi)
- Infliximab (Remicade)
- Infliximab-dyyb (Inflectra), a biosimilar to Remicade
- Ixekizumab (Taltz)
- Secukinumab (Cosentyx)
- Ustekinumab (Stelara)