Posted by madeline on April 6, 2007, at 15:32:39
In reply to Re: Advantages to alternative meds? » madeline, posted by Quintal on April 6, 2007, at 10:58:43
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I didn't get that at all. That article is even available for CME credit for docs so they can learn that they DO work and how to best advise their paitents who want to incorporate the supplements into their therapy.
The prescribing info is below
"On the basis of the results from GAIT, it seems prudent to tell our patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee that neither glucosamine hydrochloride nor chondroitin sulfate alone has been shown to be more efficacious than placebo for the treatment of knee pain. If patients choose to take dietary supplements to control their symptoms, they should be advised to take glucosamine sulfate rather than glucosamine hydrochloride and, for those with severe pain, that taking chondroitin sulfate with glucosamine sulfate may have an additive effect. Three months of treatment is a sufficient period for the evaluation of efficacy; if there is no clinically significant decrease in symptoms by this time, the supplements should be discontinued. Furthermore, there is no evidence that these agents prevent osteoarthritis in healthy persons or in persons with knee pain but normal radiographs."
Seems fair to me.
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