Wye Valley NHS Trust

Rheumatology medications that need to be stopped if you have an infection, as they suppress your immune system:

DMARDs (Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs)	Biologics	JAK-inhibitors
Azathioprine	Abatacept	Baricitinib
Ciclosporin	Adalimumab	Filgotinib
Leflunomide	Anakinra	Tofacitinib
Methotrexate	Apremilast	Upadacitinib
Mycophenolate	Belimumab
Tacrolimus	Certolizumab pegol
	Etanercept
	Golimumab
	Infliximab
	Ixekizumab
	Rituximab
	Sarilumab
	Secukinumab
	Tocilizumab
	Ustekinumab

Please note that some of these treatments have multiple brand names.