| abatacept | 阿巴西普 | T-cell costimulatory signal inhibitor | bDMARD |
| adalimumab | 阿达木单抗 | TNF inhibitor | bDMARD |
| anakinra | 阿纳金拉 | IL-1 receptor antagonist | bDMARD |
| azathioprine | 硫唑嘌呤 | Purine synthesis inhibitor | unknown |
| chloroquine (anti-malarial) | 氯喹（抗疟疾） | Suppression of IL-1, induce apoptosis of inflammatory cells and decrease chemotaxis | unknown |
| ciclosporin (Cyclosporin A) | 环孢菌素（环孢菌素 A） | calcineurin inhibitor | unknown |
| D-penicillamine (seldom used today) | D-青霉胺（很少使用） | Reducing numbers of T-lymphocytes etc. | unknown |
| etanercept | 依那西普 | decoy TNF receptor | bDMARD |
| golimumab | 戈利木单抗 | TNF inhibitor | bDMARD |
| gold salts (sodium aurothiomalate, auranofin) (seldom used today) | 金盐（金硫代苹果酸钠，金诺芬）（很少使用） | unknown | csDMARD |
| hydroxychloroquine (anti-malarial) | 羟氯喹（抗疟疾） | TNF-alpha, induce apoptosis of inflammatory cells and decrease chemotaxis | csDMARD |
| infliximab | 英夫利昔单抗 | TNF inhibitor | bDMARD |
| leflunomide | 来氟米特 | Pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor | csDMARD |
| methotrexate (MTX) | 甲氨蝶呤（MTX） | Purine metabolism inhibitor | csDMARD |
| minocycline | 米诺环素 | 5-LO inhibitor | unknown |
| rituximab | 利妥昔单抗 | chimeric monoclonal antibody against CD20 on B-cell surface | bDMARD |
| sulfasalazine (SSZ) | 柳氮磺吡啶 | Suppression of IL-1 & TNF-alpha, induce apoptosis of inflammatory cells and increase chemotactic factors | csDMARD |
| tocilizumab | 托珠单抗 | IL-6 receptor antagonist | bDMARD |
| tofacitinib | 托法替尼 | kinase inhibitor | tsDMARD |