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How It Works. Leflunomide (Arava) is a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) that is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. It interferes with the progression of the disease by blocking the production of white blood cells that cause the joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis.
Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs for Arthritis. These drugs, known as DMARDs, are used to manage the pain of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune arthritis conditions. Medications in this class include: 1  Arava (leflunomide). 2  Trexall and Rheumatrex (methotrexate). 3  Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine). 4  Cuprimine and Depen (penicillamine).