 The rheumatologist, as per the patient, would not want her to be on a long-term medicine, so he would give her prednisone and then switch to Arava and then switch her back to prednisone. 
The rheumatologist , as per the patient , would not want her to be on a long - term medicine , so he would give her prednisone and then switch to Arava and then switch her back to prednisone .