Pain type in osteoarthritis. Approaches to treatment

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disorder, seen most often in older patients. The main clinical symptom is pain in the knee and hip joints. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are used to arrest pain taking into account the effect they have on somatic diseases and the cartilage tis- sue. Diacerein i...

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Main Author: R.M. Balabanova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: IMA-PRESS LLC 2014-05-01
Series:Современная ревматология
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Online Access:https://mrj.ima-press.net/mrj/article/view/542
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Summary:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disorder, seen most often in older patients. The main clinical symptom is pain in the knee and hip joints. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are used to arrest pain taking into account the effect they have on somatic diseases and the cartilage tis- sue. Diacerein is one of the drugs exhibiting a pathogenetic effect in OA patients: it inhibits proinflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor and interleukin 1. The effectiveness and safety of the generic drug arthrocare were demonstrated in foreign and Russian studies.
ISSN:1996-7012
2310-158X