- Treatment with prednisone >10 mg/day, azathioprine, hydroxychloroquine, colchizine, D-penicillamine, sulfasalazine, cyclophosphamide, rituximab, tocilizumab, abatacept, leflunomide, tacrolimus, newer anti-arthritic treatments like tofacitinib and ciclosporine A, potassium para-aminobenzoate