- Taking medications that are commonly used in RA (e.g. methotrexate, sulfasalazine, hydroxychloroquine (plaquenil), leflunomide (arava), etanercept (enbrel), adalimumab (Humira), tofacitinib (xeljanz), actemra (tocilizumab), sarilumab (Kevzara) , infliximab (remicade), golimumab (Simponi), rituximab (rituxan), abatacept (Orencia), and certolizumab (Cimzia))