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A double-blind comparative evaluation of tolmetin versus naproxen in osteoarthritis. 1981

H Telhag, and R Bach-Andersen, and B Persson

A double-blind, between patient trial was carried out in 70 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip joint. Patients were allocated at random to treatment with either 800 mg tolmetin sodium daily or 500 mg naproxen daily over a period of 12 weeks, both drugs being given in identical capsule form in a dosage of 2 capsules twice daily. The results of assessments of functional and subjective parameters before nad during treatment suggest that tolmetin sodium was at least as effective as naproxen in relieving pain and the incidence of side-effects as naproxen in relieving pain and the incidence of side-effects in the two groups was similar.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009288	Naproxen	An anti-inflammatory agent with analgesic and antipyretic properties. Both the acid and its sodium salt are used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic or musculoskeletal disorders, dysmenorrhea, and acute gout.	Aleve,Anaprox,Methoxypropiocin,Naprosin,Naprosyn,Naproxen Sodium,Proxen,Sodium Naproxenate,Synflex,Naproxenate, Sodium,Sodium, Naproxen
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
D010146	Pain	An unpleasant sensation induced by noxious stimuli which are detected by NERVE ENDINGS of NOCICEPTIVE NEURONS.	Suffering, Physical,Ache,Pain, Burning,Pain, Crushing,Pain, Migratory,Pain, Radiating,Pain, Splitting,Aches,Burning Pain,Burning Pains,Crushing Pain,Crushing Pains,Migratory Pain,Migratory Pains,Pains, Burning,Pains, Crushing,Pains, Migratory,Pains, Radiating,Pains, Splitting,Physical Suffering,Physical Sufferings,Radiating Pain,Radiating Pains,Splitting Pain,Splitting Pains,Sufferings, Physical
D011758	Pyrroles	Azoles of one NITROGEN and two double bonds that have aromatic chemical properties.	Pyrrole
D002986	Clinical Trials as Topic	Works about pre-planned studies of the safety, efficacy, or optimum dosage schedule (if appropriate) of one or more diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques selected according to predetermined criteria of eligibility and observed for predefined evidence of favorable and unfavorable effects. This concept includes clinical trials conducted both in the U.S. and in other countries.	Clinical Trial as Topic
D004311	Double-Blind Method	A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment.	Double-Masked Study,Double-Blind Study,Double-Masked Method,Double Blind Method,Double Blind Study,Double Masked Method,Double Masked Study,Double-Blind Methods,Double-Blind Studies,Double-Masked Methods,Double-Masked Studies,Method, Double-Blind,Method, Double-Masked,Methods, Double-Blind,Methods, Double-Masked,Studies, Double-Blind,Studies, Double-Masked,Study, Double-Blind,Study, Double-Masked
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014046	Tolmetin	A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL) similar in mode of action to INDOMETHACIN.	McN-2559,Tolectin,Tolmetin Sodium,Tolmetin Sodium Anhydrous,Tolmetin Sodium, Anhydrous,Tolmetin Sodium, Dihydrate,Anhydrous Tolmetin Sodium,Anhydrous, Tolmetin Sodium,Dihydrate Tolmetin Sodium,McN 2559,McN2559,Sodium Anhydrous, Tolmetin,Sodium, Tolmetin