#AskDrKK: When to start DMRD in early and mild rheumatoid arthritis?

#DrKKAnswers: Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs should be started in all patients whose disease does not remit after six weeks to three months of treatment with NSAIDs alone. 

#AskDrKK: What is the initial treatment of a patient with early and mild rheumatoid arthritis?

#DrKKAnswers: Initial therapy of patients with mild disease includes an NSAID at full therapeutic dose, unless contraindicated.