Question
Are there any follow up trials or ongoing research into the use of tetracyclines antibioctics such as Minocycline for Rhuematoid Arthritis? Several studies were done in 1990’s & Minocycline is used as a DMARD for RA by some Rheumatologists in the USA & UK, yet i could find no reference to it on your drug information?
Answer
You are right that several international studies showed that minocycline was modestly effective in mild RA. In the “real world”, the success of the drug was very low and thus with the advent of better drugs, no one bothers with it anymore.
