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Recommended drug treatment of osteoarthritis in primary care
Author(s) -
Courtney Philip,
Doherty Michael
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.559
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , primary care , psychological intervention , osteoarthritis , drug , analgesic , alternative medicine , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , family medicine , pharmacology , psychiatry , pathology
Nonpharmacological interventions are central to the long‐term management of OA, but control of symptoms will require analgesic therapy. Here, the authors discuss the properties, efficacy and side‐effects of the available drug treatments, followed by an analysis of prescription data and sources of further information. Copyright © 2009 Wiley Interface Ltd