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Findings in Osteoarthritis Reported from Marche Polytechnic University

Published in Drug Week, June 24th, 2011

2011 JUN 24 -- According to recent research published in the journal Rheumatology International, "Osteoarthritis (OA) leads to significant pain and disability. For pain relief, a tailored approach using non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapies is recommended."

"If adequate symptom relief is not achieved with acetaminophen, other pharmacological options include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), topical analgesics, intra-articular corticosteroids and intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) viscosupplementation. Most of these therapies generally do not improve functional ability or quality of life or are associated with tolerability...

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