Use of the Dexamethasone-Corticotrophin Releasing Hormone Test to Assess Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 2

Medications of the participants.

Treatment	No. of patients (%)
NSAIDs	10 (50)
COX-II inhibitors	2 (10)
Methotrexate (MTX)	10 (50)
Sulphasalazine (SSZ)	2 (10)
MTX and SSZ	5 (40)
Gold	1 (5)

NSAIDs: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, COX-II: cyclo-oxygenase II.