There are many different drugs used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, and the vast majority of sufferers will spend the rest of their lives taking these powerful drugs. In easy to understand terms, this book explains most of these drugs - what they do, what the patient can expect from them, how long they take to work, side-effects and how to minimise them, food and drug combinations to avoid, what to do when the patient forgets to take their medication, blood tests and the meaning of the results.