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[Sulindac suppositories: treatment of pain in osteoarthritis (author's transl)]. 1979

S Rampon, and D Missioux, and J Sarre

Thirty one patients with osteoarthritis (29 hips, 16 knees) were submitted to a treatment with sulindac at a daily dose of 200 mg bid suppositories during four weeks. This trial showed that the treatment brought relief of pain in the majority of patients. Compared with others previously prescribed drugs, sulindac was more effective (72%). Sulindac suppositories were well tolerated; only three drop-out because side-effects (gastro intestinal tract: 2, skin 1) have been reported. Sulindac suppositories tolerance was reported as good.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007192	Indenes	A family of fused-ring hydrocarbons isolated from coal tar that act as intermediates in various chemical reactions and are used in the production of coumarone-indene resins.
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010003	Osteoarthritis	A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.	Arthritis, Degenerative,Osteoarthrosis,Osteoarthrosis Deformans,Arthroses,Arthrosis,Arthritides, Degenerative,Degenerative Arthritides,Degenerative Arthritis,Osteoarthritides,Osteoarthroses
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D013467	Sulindac	A sulfinylindene derivative prodrug whose sulfinyl moiety is converted in vivo to an active NSAID analgesic. Specifically, the prodrug is converted by liver enzymes to a sulfide which is excreted in the bile and then reabsorbed from the intestine. This helps to maintain constant blood levels with reduced gastrointestinal side effects.	Aclin,Apo-Sulin,Arthrobid,Arthrocine,Chibret,Clinoril,Copal,Kenalin,Klinoril,MK-231,Novo-Sundac,Nu-Sulindac,Sulindal,Apo Sulin,MK 231,MK231,Novo Sundac,Nu Sulindac
D013488	Suppositories	Medicated dosage forms that are designed to be inserted into the rectal, vaginal, or urethral orifice of the body for absorption. Generally, the active ingredients are packaged in dosage forms containing fatty bases such as cocoa butter, hydrogenated oil, or glycerogelatin that are solid at room temperature but melt or dissolve at body temperature.	Rectal Suppositories,Vaginal Suppositories,Vaginal Suppository,Suppositories, Rectal,Suppositories, Vaginal,Suppository, Vaginal