Comparison of the analgesic efficacy and safety of nonprescription doses of naproxen sodium and ibuprofen in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1373-1383

  Schiff, Michael ^a,c,d   Minic, Milos ^b  

^a Denver Arthritis Clinic PC   (United States)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Ibuprofen; Knee; Naproxen; Osteoarthritis; Pain

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; NAPROXEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; LEG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRALGIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAPROXEN; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042806298     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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