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OSTEOARTHRITIS

Osteoarthritis is a chronic progressive disease where there is degeneration and loss of articular cartilage that occurs together with new bone formation at the joint surfaces and margins that causes pain and deformity.

The patient experiences pain, stiffness, decreased movement, inflammation and crepitus.

The pain is usually aggravated by pain and relieved by rest.

Osteoarthritis Drug Information

Drug Information

Indication: Relief of mild to moderate pain & fever.

Indication: Viscoelastic replacement & supplement for synovial fluid depletion in knee, shoulder joints & other sy...

Indication: Acute & chronic treatment of signs & symptoms of OA & RA; ankylosing spondylitis (AS); acute gouty...

Indication: Management of acute pain in adults & treatment of primary dysmenorrhea. Relief of acute & chronic pain...

Indication: Signs & symptoms of arthritis deformans, periarthritis humero-scapularis, tendinitis, peritendinitis, hume...

Adaxil
chondroitin sodium sulfate + glucosamine sulfate

Indication: Symptomatic treatment of OA.

Indication: Viscoelastic supplementation for synovial fluid in knee, shoulder joints & in other synovial joints; provi...

Indication: OA, RA, ankylosing spondylitis.

Indication: Symptomatic treatment of OA. Management of pain & improvement in physical function of joints.

Indication: Moderate to severe pain.

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